Pappu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.682 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-228 Year-2004 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Pappu Kumar S/O Sitaram Singh Resident Of Village- Jaganpura, Police Station- Srikrishna Nagar, District- Patna ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. S.C. Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 679 dated 27.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the Report dated 26.02.2026 of Inspector of Police cum S.H.O., Ram Krishna Nagar Police Station, Patna and the the Letter dated 26.02.2026 of the Councillor of Ward No. 32 of Ashok Nagar, Road No. 7(Last), Nawratnapur, Patna; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Pappu Kumar, 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.682 of 2013(3) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of.

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) supratim/- U T