IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.776 of 2005 ====================================================== Kantir Sahni, Son of Lalu Sahni, Resident of Village-Tataila, Police Station- Kamtaul, District- Darbhanga. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Dinesh Prasad Verma, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Satyanarayan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 687 dated 13.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga along with the report of Police Inspector cum S.H.O., Kamtaul Police Station dated 11.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Kantir Sahni has died and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said letters 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.776 of 2005(4) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U