IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.144 of 1998 ====================================================== Ramashray Das, Son of Bijali Das, Resident of Village- Raipur, P.S.- Nanpur, Dist.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Prasoon Sinha, Sr. 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 12-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 326 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi along with the Report dated 01.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Nanpur Police Station, Sitamarhi as well as the Certificate of Death dated 01.05.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat- Raj Kaudiya Raipur, Block- Nanpur, Sitamarhi; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Ramashray Das, 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.144 of 1998(4) dt.12-05-2026 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