Chhabbu Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.638 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-1992 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Chhabbu Mandal S/O Late Bulli Mandal Resident Of Village- Karari Tintanga, Police Station- Gopalpur, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Rajive Ranjan Singh, 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) 15-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 75 dated 09.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Nawgachia along with the Report dated 05.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Gopalpur Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Chhabbu Mandal, 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.638 of 2013(3) dt.15-05-2026 2/2

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