IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.559 of 2002 ====================================================== Jang Bahadur Mandal, Son of Late Anup Lal Mandal, Resident of Village- Mokmatola Suthania, Police Station-Basnahi, District-Saharsa. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Ajit Kumar Singh 2, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Satyanarayan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 8 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 632 dated 16.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa along with the report of Police Sub Inspector cum S.H.O., Basnhi Police Station, Saharsa dated 15.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Jang Bahadur Mandal has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Up-Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Mokma, Block-Sonbarsa, Saharsa has also been enclosed with the said reports. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.559 of 2002(8) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U