Dev Brat Pandey @ Deo Barat Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.332 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-1984 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Dev Brat Pandey @ Deo Barat Pandey Son of Late Kshatradhari Pandey Resident of Village - Turkahan Tola, P.S. and District - Gopalganj. ... ... Appellant

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. G.P. Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13-03-2026 Perused Letter No. 219 dated 07.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj along with the report of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Town Police Station, Gopalganj, wherein it is indicated that during the enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely Dev Brat Pandey @ Deo Barat Pandey, is dead.

2. In view of the said letter and having regard to Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and inasmuch as no near relative has filed any application seeking leave to continue the appeal, the present Criminal Appeal stands abated and is accordingly disposed of.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.332 of 2015(6) dt.13-03-2026 2/2

3. Let the Trial Court Records be sent back to the concerned Trial Court.

(Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) shailendra/- U T