IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.49 of 2006 ====================================================== Jagarnath Mandal, Son of Late Pyarelal Mandal, resident of Village- Arajpur Basa, P. S. Basanahi, District- Saharsa. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Anant Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 466 dated 09.05.2026 of Superintendent of Police, Saharsa along with the Report dated 08.05.2026 of Police Sub-Inspector., Basanahi P.S., Saharsa as well as Report of the Sarpanch, Gram Kutchry Mahua Uttarwari, wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Jagarnath 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.49 of 2006(5) 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