IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.1333 of 2011

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Nawal Kishore Singh, son of late Balram Singh, resident of village-Parsa

Gadhi, P.S.-Zadia, District-Suapul. .... .... Appellant/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH

ORAL ORDER

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18-12-2012

I.A. No. 1508 of 2012.

Mr. Sada Nand Roy, learned counsel for the appellant

submitted on 26.9.2012 that the sole appellant Nawal Kishore

Singh passed away inside jail. Taking cognizance of such

submission by order dated 26.9.2012, a report from the

Additional Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act,

Medhrpura was called for in this regard. It was also directed that

the learned Additional Sessions Judge-Ist-cum-Special Judge,

Madhepura shall seek an information in this regard from the Jail

Superintendent of the Jail in which the appellant was confined.

The

learned

Additional

Sessions

Judge-Ist,

Madhepura in his report sent to this Court vide letter No.

90/2012 dated 16.10.2012, has confirmed that the appellant

Nawal Kishore Singh died on 21.8.2012 at 10.30 a.m. in course

of treatment while he was in custody. The learned court below

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has also sent enclosures in 18 sheets along with his report, which

also confirms death of the sole appellant.

In that view of the matter, the present appeal abates.

For the reasons assigned, hereinabove, I.A. No. 1508

of 2012, in which prayer for bail/provisional bail of the sole

appellant has been made, is disposed of as infructuous.

Sanjeet/-

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)