IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Appeal (DB) No.264 of 1988 =========================================================== 1. Puran Sah. 2. Ram Sah. Both sons of Juthan Sah, resident of Village Potriya, P.S. Sanhaula, Distt. Bhagalpur .... .... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : None For the Respondent/s : None =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL JUDGMENT 8th July 2011 (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) This appeal under Section 374 (2) Cr.P.C. is preferred by two accused Puran Sah and Ram Sah, both sons of one Juthan Sah, resident of Village Potriya, P.S. Sanhaula, Distt. Bhagalpur. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order of conviction dated 20th April 1988 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bhagalpur in Sessions Case No. 94 of 1992. Both the appellants are convicted for offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and are sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. Pursuant to the order dated 15th April 2010 made by this Court [Coram : Dharnidhar Jha, J. and Akhilesh Chandra, J.] The Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur has under his communication dated 29th March 2011, informed this Court that the appellant no.1, Puran Sah has passed away in the year 1990 and the appellant no.2 has Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.264 of 1988 dt.08-07-2011 2 passed away in the year 2007. In view of fact that both the appellants have died, the appeal stands abated. Appeal is accordingly disposed of. M. Rahman/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)