IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.401 of 1997 ====================================================== SITA RAM SINGH and ORS ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 8 27-02-2026 None appears for the appellant. 2. Pursuant to order dated 10.12.2025, a living status report of the accused appellants was called for. In response thereto, Superintendent of Police, Samastipur submitted report dated 29.01.2026, wherein, it has been stated that appellant Nos. 1 and 2 namely, Sita Ram Singh and Phulia Devi, respectively, have died during the pendency of this Cr. Appeal. 3. In view of the above, the instant Criminal Appeal filed by appellants stand abated. 4. Consigned to record. Siddharth Sagar/- (Nani Tagia, J) ( Ansul, J) U T