IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.583 of 2001 ====================================================== Awadh Bihari Bhatta, son of late Surith Bhatt, resident of Village and P.O.- Balbandh, P.S.-Charpokhari, District-Bhojpur at Arrah. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 267 dated 15.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Ara along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Charpokhri Police Station as well as the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the Ward Member of Ward No. 03 of Gram Panchayat-Kaup, Block- Gadhani, Bhojpur; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Awadh Bihari Bhatta, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.583 of 2001(7) dt.03-04-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T