IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.506 of 1997 ====================================================== Umesh Giri, Son of Rajendra Giri, Resident of Village- Bishunpur Kesho, P.S.- Minapur, Dist.- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Suresh Chandra Giri, 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 13-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 708 dated 05.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the Report dated 04.05.2026 of the O.P. In-charge, Panapur O.P., Muzaffarpur as well as the Death Certificate dated 27.11.2021 issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Umesh Giri, 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.506 of 1997(4) dt.13-05-2026 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