Keshav Kharwar v. State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.914 of 2007 ====================================================== Keshav Kharwar, Son of Katbaru Kharwar, resident of Village-Satauna, P.S.- Chainpur, District-Kaimur at Bhabua.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Shankar Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== 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. 634 dated 01.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Kaimur (Bhabua), along with the Report dated 30.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Chainpur Police Station, Kaimur as well as the Death Certificate, which was issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Keshav Kharwar, 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.914 of 2007(5) dt.07-05-2026 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) Neha/- U