Ganga Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4235 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2014 Thana- SAHEBGANJ District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Ganga Bhagat Son of Late Bhanoshi Bhagat Wrongly Mentioned as Son of Prabhu Bhagat Resident of Village-Giddha, P.S. Sahebganj, DistrictMuzaffarpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant :

Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the State :

Mr. A.M.P. Mehta, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. At the outset, Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, learned counsel for the appellant, submits that during pendency of this case, sole appellant, namely Ganga Bhagat, has died. In support of the same, he has produced death certificate of the appellant which is being kept on record and as such, this appeal has become infructuous.

3. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and also Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, this criminal appeal stands abated and disposed of.

4. Accordingly, let the trial court records be sent back

Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.4235 of 2018(4) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T