IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.16 of 1998 ====================================================== Ghenghi Yadav Son of Jeout Yadav, Resident of Village-Majhaua, P.S. Chautarwa, District-West Champaran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, APP ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 163 dated 05.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bagha along with the report of SHO, Chautarwa Police Station dated 03.03.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Ghenghi Yadav, has died. Certificate of death issued by Panchayat Samiti Sadasya, Area No. 31, Gram Panchayat Raj, Majhaua, Bagaha has also been enclosed with the said report. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.16 of 1998(5) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 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