Bir Bahadur Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.642 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2004 Thana- MAKER District- Saran ====================================================== Bir Bahadur Rai S/O Bisan Dahay Rai @ Chandar Rai Resident Of VillageBardhichak, P.S.- Maker, District- Saran At Chapra Bihar ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

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

Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 350 dated 17.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Saran along with the Report dated 15.02.2026 of the S.H.O, Maker Police Station, Saran at Chapra, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Bir Bahadur Rai, 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.642 of 2013(3) dt.01-05-2026 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