IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.515 of 1998 ====================================================== Dev Nandan Yadav, S/o Nathuni Yadav, R/o Village- Ram Nagar bairia, P.S.- Nautan, Dist.-West Champaran ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 13-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 634 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran, along with the report dated 05.05.2026 of Police Inspector, Nautan P.S., West Champaran, Bettiah, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Dev Nandan Yadav, 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.515 of 1998(5) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T