Upendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.992 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-1994 Thana- BHAWANIPUR District- Purnia ====================================================== Upendra Singh, Son of Late Tirpit Singh, Resident of village- Kemai, P.S.- Bhawanipur, District- Purnea ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. S.B.Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 226 dated 13.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Purnia along with the Report dated 04.02.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Bhawanipur Police Station, Purnia; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Upendra Singh, is dead.

2. In view of the said letters 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.992 of 2015(4) dt.08-05-2026 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) Anjani/- U T