Dhananjay Pathak v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.252 of 2009 ====================================================== Dhananjay Pathak, Son of Rudra Narayan Pathak, Resident of Village- Jaso, P.O.- Buxar, P.S.- Buxar Muffasil, Dist.- Buxar. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. G. P. Jaiswal, 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. 1040 dated 11.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Buxar along with the Report dated 10.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Buxar Muffasil Police Station, Buxar as well as the Death Certificate dated 01.06.2015 issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Dhananjay Pathak, 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.252 of 2009(4) 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