IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.468 of 2004 ====================================================== Md. Nurba @ Nur Mohammad, son of Alazar Ali, resident of Village- Dewa Nagar, Police Station- K. Nagar, District- Purnea. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 535 dated 22.08.2025 of the Superintendent of Police, Purnea along with the Report dated 21.08.2025 of S.H.O., Sri Nagar Police Station as well as the Report dated 21.08.2025 of Sarpanch of Gram Kachhari, Khutti Hasaili, Block Sri Nagar, District Purnea, wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Md. Nurba @ Nur Mohammad, 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.468 of 2004(7) dt.03-04-2026 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