IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.473 of 2006 ====================================================== Rajendra Mandal, Son of Kailash Mandal, Resident of Village-Kanowa, Police Station-Sonbarsa, District-Shaharsa. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Chandra Bhushan Das, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Varma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 550 dated 10.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa along with the Report dated 10.05.2026 of S.H.O., Sonbarsa Raj P.S., Saharsa as well as the Report dated 10.05.2026 issued by the Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Khajuraha, wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Rajendra Mandal is dead. 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.473 of 2006(3) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Anjani/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T