IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.502 of 1999 ====================================================== Ram Shobhit Mahto, S/o Ram Binod Mahto, R/o Village Harichak, P.S. Bhagwanpur, District-Begusarai. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1241 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai along with the report dated 04.05.2026 of S.H.O. Bhagwanpur P.S. wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ram Shobhit Mahto, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said reports as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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.502 of 1999(7) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. rohit/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T