IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.411 of 1997 ====================================================== Chinta Devi, Wife of Late Ram Kishun Nonia, Resident of Koilwar, P.S. Koilwar, District Bhojpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Samrendra Kr. Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 280 dated 15.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Bhojpur Police Station as well as the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the Ward Councilor of Ward No. 14 of Nagar Panchayat, Koilwar; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Chinta Devi, is dead. 2. In view of the said letter as also Section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.411 of 1997(3) dt.03-04-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T