IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.28 of 2002 ====================================================== Ambika Prasad Sah @ Amika Pd. Sah, S/o Late Dayal Sah, R/o Sarkanda Sahubasa, P.S.-Barahat Issipur, Dist.-Bhagalpur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Krishna Mohan, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 13-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 884 dated 03.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur, along with the report dated 02.05.2026 of S.H.O.- Issipur Barahat P.S., Bhagalpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ambika Prasad Sah @ Amika Pd. Sah, is dead. 2. In view of the said letters 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.28 of 2002(3) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T