Janardan Mahto v. State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement and disposal of a 2004 Patna High Court double-bench criminal appeal on the death of the sole appellant, Janardan Mahto v. The State of Bihar; basis: enquiry reports (SP Munger Letter No.157 dated 12.02.2026; SHO Hemjapur report dated 09.02.2026) and a Death Certificate from the Department of Economics & Statistics, Government of Jharkhand; statutory ground cited: Section 394 CrPC 1973 corresponding to Section 435 BNSS 2023; condition: no near relative filed application for leave to continue the appeal; ancillary direction: return of trial court record to the concerned court; decision dated 24-04-2026; bench: Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ (author) and Harish Kumar, J.
What did the court decide?
None sought or granted; the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of on the death of the sole appellant, and the trial court record is ordered to be returned.