IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.454 of 2005 ====================================================== Rizwan Khan S/o Nizamuddin Khan, R/o- Vill.- Mathila, P.S.- Koransarai, District- Buxar. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 19 13-05-2026 Perused the report dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Buxar along with the report dated 06.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Koransarai P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely Rizwan Khan is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said reports as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.454 of 2005(19) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T