Sangeeta Devi v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court; Criminal Appeal (DB) No.699 of 2009; decided 12-05-2026; abatement of appeal on death of sole appellant Sangeeta Devi; no near relative applied for leave to continue appeal; section 394 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; section 435 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; report of SP East Champaran (Letter No. 983 dated 08.05.2026) and SHO Harsidhi Police Station (03.05.2026); death certificate by Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj, Jaagapaakad; appeal abated and disposed of; trial court records directed to be returned.
What did the court decide?
In view of the reported death of the sole appellant and in terms of 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 is disposed of.