Jharkhand High Court
Cr.A(DB)/171/1998 of LATO KASAI ALIAS AMRUDDIN QURAISHI Vs STATE OF BIHAR on 24 September 2026
1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Appeal (DB) No.171 of 1998 (R) Lato Kasai @ Amruddin Quraishi, S/o Late Aziz Mian, Resident of village Bind Mohalla, P.S. Sadar Chatra, District – Chatra …. Appellant(s) Versus The State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) …
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
Cr. Appeal (DB) No.171 of 1998 (R)
Lato Kasai @ Amruddin Quraishi, S/o Late Aziz Mian, Resident of village Bind Mohalla, P.S. Sadar Chatra, District – Chatra
…. Appellant(s)
Versus The State of Bihar (now Jharkhand) … Respondent(s)
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUJIT NARAYAN PRASAD
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR
------ For the Appellant(s) : … For the State
: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Public Prosecutor
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tiwari, SPP ------
6/24.09.2026 Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned Public Prosecutor for the State has submitted that in pursuance to the order passed by this Court dated 29.08.2026, an affidavit was to be filed, but the same could not be filed, however, copy of the affidavit is ready, but the copy of the affidavit could not be served upon the learned counsel for the appellant on record, by whom the present appeal was filed. He has further submitted that the sole appellant, namely, Lato Kasai @ Amruddin Quraishi is no more, which he intends to bring on record by way of the said affidavit. Therefore, he is seeking leave of this Court to accept the said affidavit.
2. Accordingly, the said affidavit is being accepted by this Court and the same be kept on record.
3. Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned Public Prosecutor has further submitted while referring to the statements made at Para-3, 4 & 5 wherein the statements has been made about the death of the sole appellant, supported by verification report submitted by the concerned O/c, verification report of the life status of the appellant
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made in public meeting of villagers as well as application for issuance of death certificate of the appellant and its enquiry.
4. This Court considering the aforesaid facts clarifying the position of death of the appellant namely Lato Kasai @ Amruddin Quraishi.
5. No application has been filed on behalf of the legal heirs of the sole appellant as required to be filed under Section 394 of the Cr.P.C. corresponding to Section 435 of the BNSS, 2023.
6. Considering the aforesaid fact, this appeal stands abated due to the death of the sole appellant.
(Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.)
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