IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.606 of 2002 ====================================================== Sheikh Mozibul @ Md. Mozibul, S/o Sheikh Navijan, R/o Village Barharwa, Police Station- Dumra, District Sitamarhi ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Prasoon Sinha, Sr. Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 515 dated 31.10.2025 of the Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi along with the Report dated 28.10.2025 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Dumra Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sheikh Mozibul @ Md. Mozibul, 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.606 of 2002(3) dt.03-04-2026 2/2 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