IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.378 of 2003 ====================================================== Bhudeo Sah @ Mandal, Son of Nunu Sah, Resident of Village- Dhoraiya, P.S.- Dhoraiya, Dist.- Banka. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Mukherjee, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 928 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Banka along with the Report dated 05.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Dhoraiya Police Station as well as the Death Certificate dated 02.07.2021 issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Bhudeo Sah @ Mandal, 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.378 of 2003(5) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 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