IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.570 of 2004 ====================================================== SHALIGRAM MANDAL, Son of Late Ram Mandal, Resident of Village- Bhuwalpur, P.S.- Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rajesh Prasad Choudhary, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. D.K. Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 05 26-03-2026 Perused the Letter No. 321 dated 11.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur along with the Memo No. 915 of 2026 dated 09.02.2026 of the Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Nathnagar, Bhagalpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Shaligram Mandal, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.570 of 2004(05) dt.26-03-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T