IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.264 of 2000 ====================================================== Raghubir Gope, Son of Late Prabhu Gope, Resident of Village-Nakatpura, Police Station-Biharsharif, District-Nalanda. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ashwani Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1583 dated 18.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda along with the report of Assistant Sub Inspector, Bihar Police Station, Nalanda dated 17.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Raghubir Gope has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, M. Nakatpura, Nalanda has also been enclosed with the said reports. 2. In view of the said letters 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.264 of 2000(4) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U