IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.650 of 2004 ====================================================== Baijnath Sao, S/O Shibu Sao, R/O Moh-Naya Bazar Dalpatti, Police Station- Lakhisarai, District-Lakhisarai. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Mudit Meet, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 229 dated 14.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai along with the Report dated 03.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Kabaiya Police Station, Lakhisarai, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Baijnath Sao, 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.650 of 2004(4) dt.01-05-2026 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. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U