Rameshwar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.692 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-86 Year-2002 Thana- BATHNAHA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rameshwar Chaudhary S/o Late Fauzdar Chaudhary Resident of Village Dighi, Police Station Bathnaha in the District of Sitamarhi. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 215 dated 06.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi along with the Report dated 11.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Bathnaha Police Station, Sitamarhi, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Rameshwar Chaudhary, is dead.

2. In view of the said letter as also Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.692 of 2014(4) dt.24-04-2026 2/2

3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) Neha/- U