Sunder Yadav v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.531 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-225 Year-1997 Thana- SABAUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Sunder Yadav son of Late Madari Yadav, resident of village- Dandabazar, P.S. Lodipur, District Bhagalpur ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

Soso Yadav son of Late Kuldeep Yadav 3.

Vijay Yadav @ Vijay Prasad Yadav son of Late Bairagi Yadav 4.

Bage @ Bageshwari Yadav @ Baneshar Yadav, S/o late Anuplal Yadav, All residents of village Dandabazar, P.S. Lodipur, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

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

Mr. D.K.Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 213 dated 09.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Goradih Police Station, Bhagalpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sunder 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, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.531 of 2015(3) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and 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