Patna High Court
Sadhu Saran MahtoversusThe State Of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- CONSIGNED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
The appeal was consigned to the records because the appellant had died.
Summary
Sadhu Sharan Mahto appealed a criminal conviction before the Patna High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the Superintendent of Police informed the court that the appellant had died on 20 February 2022. The court noted the death of the sole appellant and, having no further parties to represent the appeal, consigned the matter to the records. No substantive merits of the original conviction were addressed. The appeal was therefore closed without a decision on the underlying criminal charge.
Issues considered
- Can a criminal appeal be continued or decided after the death of the sole appellant?
Subjects
- criminal appeal
- death of appellant
- abeyance
- procedural law
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.571 of 2012
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-1997 Thana- ASHTHAWAN District- Nalanda
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Sadhu Sharan Mahto S/O Late Ram Lakhan Mahto Resident of Satraja Bagh,
P.S. Karai Parsurai, At Present Residing At Rasalpur, P.S. Bind, District
Nalanda.
... ... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Appellant/s : None.
For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
6 15-04-2026 The Superintendent of Police, Nalanda vide Letter
No. 826 dated 14.04.2026 has informed that the sole appellant
has already died on 20.02.2022.
2. The present appeal is consigned to records.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
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