IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.256 of 1999 ====================================================== MITHU HARIJAN ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jai Shankar Barnawal, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dr. Mayanand Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 5 26-02-2026 Pursuant to letter dated 13.01.2026 of Assistant Registrar, Cr. Appeal Section of this Court, a living status report of the accused appellant was called for. In response there to, Superintendent of Police, Banka submitted report dated 14.01.2026, wherein, it has been stated that sole appellant, namely, Mithu Harijan has died during the pendency of this Cr. Appeal. 2. In view of the above, the instant Criminal Appeal filed by appellant stands abated. 3. Consigned to record. Siddharth Sagar/- (Nani Tagia, J) ( Ansul, J) U T