Budhu Yadav v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.742 of 2009 ====================================================== Budhu Yadav, Son of Late Shivanandan Yadav, Resident of VillageShankarpur, P.S.- Muffasil, Dist.- Munger. Munger... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. A. K. Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 469 dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Munger along with the Report dated 01.05.2026 of S.H.O, Muffasil Police Station, Munger as well as the Certificate of Death dated 01.05.2026 of the Sarpanch, Gram Kachhari- Shankarpur, Block- Sadar Munger, Dist.- Munger; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Budhu Yadav, 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.742 of 2009(7) dt.13-05-2026 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) shivank/- U T