Arun Yadav v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; no near-relative application for leave to continue appeal; Section 394 CrPC 1973 corresponding to Section 435 BNSS 2023; Patna High Court (DB); Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 504 of 2012; Arun Yadav v. State of Bihar; P.S. Case No. 42 of 2009, Katoriya, Banka; SP Banka Letter No. 248 dated 12.02.2026; SHO Memo No. 490 dated 09.02.2026; return of Trial Court records; decided 13-03-2026; bench: Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo (author) with Justice Harish Kumar.
What did the court decide?
In view of the report that the sole appellant Arun Yadav is dead, and since no near relative has filed any application seeking leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and is disposed of accordingly, the court invoking Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.