Bhikhar Sharma v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court division bench criminal appeal abated on death of sole appellant Bhikhar Sharma; no near relative applied for leave to continue appeal; abatement under section 394 CrPC 1973 corresponding to section 435 BNSS 2023; based on SP Bhojpur Letter No. 961 dated 30.04.2026 and SHO Jagdishpur report dated 30.04.2026 with death certificate by Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Kakila; trial court records ordered returned; Bhikhar Sharma v. State of Bihar; order dated 07-05-2026.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 33 of 2010 stands abated and disposed of on the death of the sole appellant, no near relative having sought leave to continue the appeal; trial court records directed to be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ¶12