Ashutosh Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.228 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-228 Year-2006 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ashutosh Chaudhary S/O Sri Sunil Chaudhary Resident Of Village Belaur, Police Station Udwant Nagar In The District Of Bhojpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Anita Kumari Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.B.Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 247 dated 15.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Arrah along with the report dated 07.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police., Udwant Nagar P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ashutosh Chaudhary, 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.228 of 2014(5) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 disposed of.

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