IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No.47 of 2010 Surendra Sah, son of late Charitra Sah, resident of Village-Maheshpur,P.S. Bhagwanpur,District-Begusarai -- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Superintendent of Jail, Begusarai. 3. The Secretary Department of Law, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Dy. Secretary Home Police Bihar, Patna. --- Respondents. ------ 4. 16.4.2010 Heard Ms. Gayatri Kumari Yadav for the petitioner, and Mr. Suryakant Mani Tripathi, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Pleader No.3. The petitioner prays for writ of Habeas Corpus for his release from jail custody where he is languishing for a very long time. It is stated in the counter affidavit that the petitioner was sent for treatment to the Patna Medical College Hospital, Patna where during course of his treatment, he died on 22.1.2010. It thus appears to us that the petitioner’s death renders this writ petition infructuous. It is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)