IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.324 of 1998 ====================================================== Manoj Sao, Son Of Sri Maho Sao, Resident Of Mohalla- Naya Bazar Dalpatti, P.S.- & District- Lakhisarai. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar, 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 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 219 dated 14.06.2025 of the Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai along with the report dated 14.06.2026 of the Police-Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Kabaiya P.S., Lakhisarai, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Manoj Sao, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.324 of 1998(6) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T