Sharma Nand Ram v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.160 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2013 Thana- DURGAWATI District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Sharma Nand Ram son of late Ram Janam Ram Resident of VillageKulhariya, P.S.- Durgawati, District- Kaimur Bhabua ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar.

2.

Prem Narayan Singh son of Kamla Prasad Singh Resident of VillageGanjari, P.S.- Jansa, District- Varanasi U.P 3.

Narendra Singh son of Late Shiv. Murat Singh Resident of VillageKulhariya, P.S.- Durgawati, District- Kaimur Bhabua 4.

Surendra Singh Son of Ramprit Singh Resident of Village-- Sahuka, P.S.- Ramgarh, District- KaimurBhabua 5.

Sudhakar Singh Son of Jagdanand Singh Resident of Village-- Sahuka, P.S.- Ramgarh, District- KaimurBhabua 6.

Shoaib Khan Son of Jabbar Khan Resident of Village-- Karari, P.S. - Durgawati, District- Kaimur Bhabua 7.

Rakesh Kumar Singh Son of Late Sudarshan Singh Resident of VillageGogadhi, P.S. - Ramgarh, District- KaimurBhabua, ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Kumar Sunil, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.C.Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 26-03-2026 Perused the Letter No.202 dated 10.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Kaimur (Bhabhua) along with the report of SHO, Durgawati police station dated 07.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Sharma Nand Ram, has died. Death Certificate of the appellant issued by the Department of

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.160 of 2015(3) dt.26-03-2026 2/2 Planning and Development, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Bihar, has also been enclosed with the said report.

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.

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