Sahdeo Mandal @ Satyadeo Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; Sahdeo Mandal @ Satyadeo Mandal (aged about 75, undergoing sentence) died 13.10.2020 at P.M.C.H., Patna; confirmed by postmortem report dated 13.10.2020 and death certificate dated 09.09.2021; report received from Superintendent, Special Central Jail, Bhagalpur (letter dated 21.05.2025) pursuant to earlier order dated 08.05.2025; appeal abated, records consigned, L.C.R. returned to Adhoc Fast Track Court, Munger; origin: Naya Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 135 of 1996, Munger; trial: Sessions Trial No. 305 of 2005/ T.R. No. 89 of 2017; Patna High Court, decided 16-06-2025.
What did the court decide?
No relief granted; the appeal stands abated owing to the death of the sole appellant; the records of the appeal are consigned and the L.C.R. is to be returned to the learned Court of Adhoc Fast Track Court, Munger.