Patna High Court

PAZEER @ MASTERversusSTATE OF BIHAR

Decided: 28 January 2026
Disposal: ABATED
Bench: NANI TAGIA ANSUL

Holding

The appeal stands abated due to the death of the appellant.

Summary

The appellant, Pazeer @ Master, filed a criminal appeal (DB) No.98 of 1998 before the Patna High Court. No counsel appeared for the appellant. The court sought a living status report, and the Superintendent of Police submitted that the appellant had died on 24 March 2025 while the appeal was pending. On the basis of this report, the court held that the appeal could not proceed and was therefore abated. The matter was consigned to the record with no further orders.

Issues considered

The appeal can continue despite the death of the appellant.

Subjects

death of appellant
abated appeal
criminal procedure
high court
pendency

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.98 of 1998
                  ======================================================
                  PAZEER @ MASTER
                                                                  ... ... Appellant/s
                                           Versus
                  STATE OF BIHAR
                                                               ... ... Respondent/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Appellant/s    :        None
                  For the Respondent/s   :        Mr. APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA
                          and
                          HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL @ ANSHUL RAJ
                                        ORAL ORDER

                  (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA)

6    28-01-2026                  None appears for the appellant.

                                2. Pursuant to email dated 18.07.2025 of Assistant

                    Registrar, Criminal Appeal Section of this Court, a living status

                    report of the accused appellant was called for, as to whether the

                    appellant is alive or not. In response thereto, Superintendent of

                    Police, Kishanganj submitted report dated 11.12.2025, wherein, it

                    has been stated that appellant namely, Pazeer @ Master has died on

                    24.03.2025 during the pendency of this Cr. Appeal.

                                3. In view of the above, the instant Criminal Appeal filed

                    by appellant stands abated.

                                4. Consigned to record.



                                                 (Nani Tagia, J)


                                             ( Ansul @ Anshul Raj, J)
Siddharth
Sagar/-

U      T

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