IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.70 of 2002 ====================================================== SATANDEO YADAV, Son of Late Kaleshwar Yadav, Resident of Village- Kauatol, P.S.- Jhajha, District- Jamui ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Chandra Mohan Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 05-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 215 dated 06.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Jamui along with the report dated 06.03.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Jhajha P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Satandeo 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 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.70 of 2002(4) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U