Sakli Devi v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.377 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-148 Year-2011 Thana- TAJPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sakli Devi Wife of Late Bal Govind Sada, Resident of village- Morba Anandpur, P.S.- Tajpur, District- Samastipur ... ... Appellant

Versus

1.

State of Bihar 2.

Ashok Kumar Singh @ Ashok Kumar, Son of Nanki Singh, Resident of village- Nikaspur, P.S.- Tajpur, District- Samastipur ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar Pankaj, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Ashwani Kr. Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13-03-2026 Perused Letter No. 155 dated 11.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the report of S.H.O., Tajpur Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during the enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely Sakli Devi, is dead.

2. In view of the said letter and having regard to Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and inasmuch as no near relative has filed any application seeking leave to continue the appeal, the present

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.377 of 2015(3) dt.13-03-2026 2/2 Criminal Appeal stands abated and is accordingly disposed of.

3. Let the Trial Court Records be sent back to the concerned Trial Court.

(Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) shailendra/- U