Rajender Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.840 of 2010 ====================================================== Rajender Rai, Son of Jittu Rai, Resident of Village-Malipur, Police StationKalyanpur, District-Samastipur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Amitabh Bhardwaj, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.D.K.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 807 dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the report of Police Inspector cum S.H.O., Kalyanpur, Samastipur dated 07.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Rajender Rai has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Raj, Simariya Bhindi, Block-Kalyanpur, District-Samastipur has also been enclosed with the said report.

2. In view of the said letters 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.840 of 2010(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 disposed of.

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