IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.104 of 2000 ====================================================== Lal Mohammad Son of late Mojeeb Mian Resident of Village Khiriyavan, Police Station Madanpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Kartik Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Km. Shashi Bala Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 27-02-2026 Perused the Letter No.476 dated 12.02.2026 of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad along with the report of Police Inspector cum SHO, Madanpur police station, Aurangabad dated 10.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Lal Mohammad, has died. 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. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U