IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.551 of 2001 ====================================================== Mundrika Bhatt, Son Of Late- Surith Bhatt, Resident Of Village- Bal Bandh, P.S. Charpokhari, District- Bhojpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ram Sumiran Singh, Advocate Mr. Virendra Kumar Ray, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 266 dated 15.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Arrah along with the report dated 07.02.2026 of the Police-Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Charpokhri P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Mundrika Bhatt, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report 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.551 of 2001(3) dt.08-05-2026 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. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T