Jagdish Rajbhar @ Jagdish Bhar v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.434 of 2004 ====================================================== Jagdish Rajbhar @ Jagdish Bhar, Son of Late Bachan Bhar, Resident of Village-Rahimpur, P.S.-Nautan in the District-Siwan. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Uday Bhan Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.

====================================================== 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. 134 dated 07.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the Police S.H.O, Nautan Police Station, Siwan, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Jagdish Rajbhar @ Jagdish Bhar, 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.434 of 2004(3) dt.01-05-2026 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) Neha/- U