Sachidanand Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.74 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-1988 Thana- CHAUSA District- Madhepura ====================================================== Sachidanand Yadav Son Of Late Madan Yadav Resident Of Village Bhatgama, P.S. Chousa, District - Madhepura ... ... Appellant/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr. Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 196 dated 08.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Madhepura 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, Sachidanand Yadav, 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,
Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.74 of 2013(3) dt.26-05-2026 2/3 since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal and having regard to the settled position of law as enunciated by the Hon'ble Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Santosh Kumar Baranwal -Vrs.- State of UP, reported in 2010 SCC OnLine All 974, wherein it has been categorically held that upon conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the imposition of fine is discretionary in nature and does not partake the character of a mandatory requirement, and the legal position affirmed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in Gopala Balu Kamble -Vrs.
Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.74 of 2013(3) dt.26-05-2026 3/3 appeal is disposed of as having abated in its entirety.
3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) Neha/- U