IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.302 of 1998 ====================================================== Mahadeo Singh, son of Sitaram Singh, resident of Village- Rarauna, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, District- Vaishali. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 6 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No.526, dated 22.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali along with the Report dated 08.02.2026 of S.H.O., Bhagwanpur Police Station as well as the Death Certificate dated 20.01.2020 of the Department of Planning and Development, Gram Panchayat Puraina, wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Mahadeo Singh, is dead. 2. In view of the said letters 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.302 of 1998(6) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. uday/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U