IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.412 of 1998 ====================================================== Vijendra Yadav @ Bijendra Yadav, Son of Late Adhik Lal Yadav, Resident of Village- Bhelwa, P.S.- Sour Bazar, Dist.- Saharsa. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 12-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 457 dated 08.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa along with the Report dated 05.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Saurbazar Police Station, Saharsa as well as the Certificate of Death dated 04.05.2026 of the Ward Member of Ward Number-09, Gram Panchayat- Ajgaiba, Block- Saurbazar, Saharsa; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Vijendra Yadav @ Bijendra Yadav, 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.412 of 1998(5) 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