Pakheue Mandal v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.946 of 2009 ====================================================== Pakheue Mandal, son of Ram Charan Mandal, Resident of Village- Ladaura, P.S.- Kurni, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant

Versus

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

For the Appellant :

Mr. Vinod Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent :

Mr.A.K.Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== 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 29.04.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the report dated 28.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Turki Police Station, Muzaffarpur, which indicate that the sole appellant Pakheue Mandal is dead.

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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.946 of 2009(3) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 disposed of.

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