Satya Narayan Yadav and Ors. v. State of Bihar
Abatement of criminal appeal – death of all four appellants during pendency of appeal
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Appeal (DB) No.51 of 1997, oral order dated 01-05-2026 per Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ (bench incl. Harish Kumar, J). All four appellants (Satya Narayan Yadav, Mithilesh Yadav @ Mithilesh Kumar, Suresh Yadav, Ganga Pd. Yadav @ Gango Yadav) reported dead vide SP Madhepura Letter No. 209 dt. 09.02.2026 and PSI report dt. 06.02.2026 with death certificates. No near relative sought leave to continue the appeal; relying on section 394 CrPC 1973 (corresponding to section 435 BNSS 2023), the Court held the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of, and ordered the trial court records returned immediately if not required elsewhere.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of; the trial court records were directed to be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case.