IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.89 of 2002 ====================================================== Ramakbai Rai @ Ram Ekbal Rai, Son of Swaroop Rai, Resident of Village- Dhamar, P.S.- Patory, Dist.- Samastipur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 12-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 887 dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the Report dated 08.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Shahpur Patory Police Station, Samastipur as well as the Certificate of Death dated 09.05.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat-Raj Dakshini Ghanaun, Block- Patory, Samastipur; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Ramakbai Rai @ Ram Ekbal Rai, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.89 of 2002(3) dt.12-05-2026 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. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T