Anil @ Sipahi Mahto v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.25 of 1999 ====================================================== Anil @ Sipahi Mahto Son of Ishwar Chandra Mahto, Resident of VillageEtwari Tola Arai, P.S. Sahjahanpur, District-Patna. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Purushottam Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Km. Shashi Bala Verma, APP ====================================================== 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. 440 dated 13.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the report of Police Inspector cum SHO, Shahjahanpur Than, Patna dated 09.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Anil @ Sipahi Mahto, has died. Certificate of death issued by Up Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Raj-Sigariyawan, Block-Daniyawan, Patna 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.25 of 1999(5) dt.01-05-2026 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