IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.199 of 2001 ====================================================== Jagarnath Rai, S/o late Munilal Rai, R/o Village Mahua Singhrai, P.S.-Mahua, Dist. Vaishali ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, Addl. PP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 13-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 581 dated 28.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali, along with the report dated 25.04.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O.- Mahua P.S., Vaishali, as well as the Death Certificate issued on 03.03.2022, issued by Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Jagarnath Rai, is dead. 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.199 of 2001(3) dt.13-05-2026 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. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U