Ram Chandra Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.977 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-1994 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna ====================================================== Ram Chandra Paswan Son of Late Hulas Das Resident of Village Nawada, P.S. Barh, District- Patna.

... ... Appellant

Versus

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

For the Appellant :

Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Advocate Mr. Purushottam Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent :

Mr. Dilip Kumar 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. 447 dated 13.02.2026 of the Sr. Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the certificate of Ward Member, Gram Panchayat, Nawada, Ward No. 06 wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant namely, Ram Chandra Paswan has died.

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.977 of 2013(8) 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 T