Baliram Hazara v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Baliram Hazra v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court; CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.522 of 1999; appeal abated and disposed of upon death of sole appellant (reported via S.P. Munger Letter No. 176 dt. 12.02.2026 with S.H.O. Sathi P.S., West Champaran/Bettiah annexure); no near relative sought leave to continue; S. 394 Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 / S. 435 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; decision dated 20-02-2026; bench: Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo (authoring judge) and Harish Kumar J; advocates: Ram Adya Singh (appellant), Sujit Kumar Singh A.P.P. (respondent).
What did the court decide?
None; the Criminal Appeal stood abated on account of the death of the sole appellant and was disposed of accordingly. ¶¶10