IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.129 of 1997 ====================================================== Arjun Mahto, S/o Jamuna Mahto, R/o Village-Girdharpur, P.S. Birpur (Barhia), District-Munger (now Lakhisarai) ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Indu Bhushan , Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 674 dated 06.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai along with the report dated 05.05.2026 of S.H.O. P.S. Virpur, Lakhisarai wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Arjun Mahto, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said reports as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.129 of 1997(4) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. rohit/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T