IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.51 of 1997 ====================================================== 1.Satya Narayan Yadav son of Ganga Yadav. 2.Mithilesh Yadav @ Mithilesh Kumar son of Ganga Yadav. 3.Suresh Yadav son of Ganga Yadav. 4.Ganga Pd. Yadav @ Gango Yadav son of Jageshwar Yadav All resident of Village-Maini Rahi Tapra, Police Station-Madhepura, District Madhepura. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Md. Mushtaque Alam, Advocate Mr. Saobiya Mushtaque, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 8 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 209 dated 09.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Madhepura along with the report of Police Sub Inspector, Madhepura Police Station dated 06.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the appellants no. 1. Satya Narayan Yadav son of Ganga Yadav, appellants no. 2 Mithilesh Yadav @ Mithilesh Kumar son of Ganga Yadav, appellants no. 3.Suresh Yadav son of Ganga Yadav and appellant no. 4.Ganga Pd. Yadav @ Gango Yadav son of Jageshwar Yadav have died. Death Certificate of all the appellants have been enclosed with the said report. 2. In view of the said letter as also section 394 of the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.51 of 1997(8) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 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. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U