IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.463 of 2002 ====================================================== BIRCHANDRA RAI, Son of Bilas Rai, R/o village- Chaknoor, P.S. Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali at Hajipur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ashutosh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Mahendra Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 13-03-2026 Perused the Letter No. 168 dated 11.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali along with the Report No. DR- 294/2026 dated 08.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum- S.H.O., Sadar Thana, Hajipur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Birchandra Rai, 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.463 of 2002(7) dt.13-03-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T