Suresh Jha v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.982 of 2009 ====================================================== Suresh Jha, Son of Babu Nandan Jha, Resident of village- Binodpur, Police Station- Mufassil, District- Begusarai.

... ... Appellant

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Zeyaul Hoda, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.A.Kr.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 08-05-2026 Perused the report dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai along with the report dated 01.05.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Mufassil Police Station, Begusarai, which indicate that the sole appellant Suresh Jha is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report.

2. In view of the said report 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.

3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.982 of 2009(4) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) shailendra/- U