IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.297 of 2000 ====================================================== 1. Binay Jha 2. Bam Shankar Jha resident of Village-Sinwara, P.S.-Sonbarsa, District- Saharsa. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dr. Mayanand Jha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 122 dated 08.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Udakishunganj Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that both the appellants, namely, Binay Jha and Bam Shankar Jha, are dead. 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. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.297 of 2000(3) dt.24-04-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U