Ajay Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.743 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2006 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ajay Singh S/O Umesh Singh R/O Village - Karamwari, P.S. Paroo, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Raj Bansh Dubey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ashwani Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 05-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 277 dated 10.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the report of SHO, Paroo, Police Station dated 08.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Ajay Singh, has died. Certificate of death issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Baijalpur, Block-Paroo, District-Muzaffarpur has also been enclosed with the said report.

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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.743 of 2012(3) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of.

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