Patna High CourtCR. APP (DB)/616/2014abated

Ram Kumar @ Ramjee Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-07The Chief Justice,Mr. Justice Harish Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.616 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2009 Thana- DUMRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ram Kumar @ Ramjee Rai, S/o Ram Naresh Rai, Resident of Village Vishwanathpur, P.S. Dumra, District Sitamarhi. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Ashhar Mustafa, Advocate 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) 07-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 147 dated 25.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi along with the report of Sub Inspector of Police cum S.H.O., Dumra Police Station dated 08.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Ram Kumar @ Ramjee Rai has died.

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.

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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