Santosh Singh @ Lalu Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.925 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2009 Thana- MARHAURA District- Saran ====================================================== Santosh Singh @ Lalu Thakur Son Of Sri Sheoji Singh Resident Of Village - Nethua, P.S. - Marhaura, Dist.-Saran at Chapra ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

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

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar Manglam, Adv.

Mr. Vikash Kumar 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) 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 417, dated 18.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Saran along with the Report dated 16.02.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Marhaura Police Station as well as the Certificate of Death dated 15.02.2026 of the Member of Panchayat Samiti, Gram Panchayat Raj, Salimpur, Block-Marhaura, Saran; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Santosh Singh @ Lalu Thakur, is dead.

2. In view of the said letters 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.925 of 2013(8) dt.08-05-2026 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) Anjani/- U T