Prabhu Nath Prasad Chaudhary @ Prabhu Nath Choudhary v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.937 of 2011; oral order dt.14-05-2026; abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant Prabhu Nath Prasad Chaudhary @ Prabhu Nath Choudhary (Siwan/Hussainganj); sources: SP Siwan Letter No. 568 dt. 11.05.2026, Inspector/S.H.O Hussainganj report dt. 07.05.2026, Death Certificate dt. 13.05.2022 (Dept. of Planning and Development, Govt. of Bihar); statutory basis: section 394 CrPC 1973 corresponding to section 435 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; no near relative applied for leave to continue appeal; appeal abated and disposed of; trial court record returned; counsel: Shambhu Prasad Yadav (appellant), S. B. Verma APP (State); bench: Sangam Kumar Sahoo CJ (author), Harish Kumar J.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; the Criminal Appeal stands abated owing to the death of the sole appellant, with no near relative having sought leave to continue it, and the trial court record is ordered returned to the concerned court immediately if not required in any other cases.