IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.15 of 2000 ====================================================== Laldeo Yadav Son of Yodha Yadav, Resident of Village Belaroo Police Station Upahara, District Aurangabad. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Ms. Sakshi Deep, Advocate Mr. Manendra Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Dilip Kumar Sinha, 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.475 dated 12.02.2026 of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aurangabad along with the report of SHO, Uphara, police station, Aurangabad dated 11.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Laldeo Yadav, 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