IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.333 of 2002 ====================================================== Rajendra Yadav @ Rajendra Pd.Yadav, Son Of Bhola Prasad Yadav, R/O- Village- Balam, P.S. & District- Madhepura. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr., APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 13-03-2026 Perused the Letter No. 210 dated 09.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Madhepura along with the Memo No. 633 of 2026 dated 07.02.2026 of the Police Inspector, Madhepura, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Rajendra Yadav @ Rajendra Pd. Yadav, 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.333 of 2002(3) 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