Atul Raj Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.344 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2007 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Atul Raj Singh S/O Late Tej Bahadur Singh Resident Of Village- Meerpur Basahi, P.S.- Shivpur, District- Varanasi U.P. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Rana Vikram Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Abhimanu Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 15-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 181 dated 12.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Kaimur (Bhabua), along with the Death Certificate, which was issued by the Department of Medical and Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Atul Raj Singh, 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.344 of 2013(3) dt.15-05-2026 2/2

3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) Neha/- U