Arun Singh v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant Arun Singh; no near relative applied for leave to continue appeal; Section 394 CrPC 1973 corresponding to Section 435 BNSS 2023; appeal abated and disposed of; trial court record ordered returned; Patna High Court; CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.389 of 1998; order dated 10-04-2026; Coram: Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ and Harish Kumar, J; Appellant v. The State of Bihar.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of; the trial court record is to be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. ¶12