IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.441 of 2000 ====================================================== Manohar Pandey, S/O Late Jamdagni Pandey, Resident of Village- Bhanti, P.S.-Raghunathpur, District-Siwan. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Satish Chandra Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Shashi Bala Verma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 369 dated 22.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan along with the Report dated 21.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Raghunathpur Police Station, Siwan, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Manohar Pandey, is 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.441 of 2000(3) dt.06-05-2026 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