Manohar Pandey v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (DB) No.441 of 2000, Manohar Pandey v. The State of Bihar, oral order dated 06-05-2026 authored by Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ (bench with Harish Kumar, J): appeal abated and disposed of after police enquiry (SP Siwan Letter No. 369 dated 22.04.2026; SI Raghunathpur report dated 21.04.2026) showed the sole appellant dead and no near relative sought leave to continue, applying S. 394 CrPC 1973 / corresponding S. 435 BNSS 2023; trial court record ordered returned. Counsel: Satish Chandra Mishra for appellant; Shashi Bala Verma, A.P.P. for the State. No case citations, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
In view of the police report of the sole appellant's death, and applying 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.