Bhanu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.69 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-1995 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Bhanu Singh S/O Late Ram Naresh Singh Resident Of Village Ekhalashpur, P.S- Bhabhua, District-Kaimur.

... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Chakravarti Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. G.P.Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 201 dated 10.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Kaimur (Bhabhua) along with the Report dated 06.02.2026 of Inspector of Police - cum - S.H.O, Bhabhua Police Station and the Letter dated 06.02.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat-Akhlaspur, Block-Bhabhua, District-Kaimur (Bhabhua); wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Bhanu Singh Pandit, 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.69 of 2014(13) dt.17-04-2026 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) supratim/- U T