Golta @ Dhirendra Thakur @ Golha Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.887 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2004 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Golta @ Dhirendra Thakur @ Golha Thakur, Son of late Nawab Thakur, resident of Village-Rangra, P.S.- Naugachhiya, District Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Mayanand Jha, APP ====================================================== 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. 95 dated 09.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Naugachia along with the report of Sub Inspector of Police cum S.H.O., dated 07.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Golta @ Dhirendra Thakur @ Golha Thakur has died. Certificate of death issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Rangra, Block-Rangra Chowk, Bhagalpur 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

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.887 of 2015(4) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 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