Sanjay Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.743 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2003 Thana- BUXAR MUFFSIL District- Buxar ====================================================== Sanjay Rai Son of Mukteshwar Rai Resident of village - Jthora, Police Station - Buxar, District - Buxar ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Sarva Deo Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. A.Sharma, 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. 173 dated 08.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Buxar along with the Report dated 06.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police-cum-InchargeS.H.O., Buxar Mufassil Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sanjay Rai, 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 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of.

Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.743 of 2015(6) dt.01-05-2026 2/2

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