IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.785 of 2007 ====================================================== Raj Brind Pandey, son of Late Amardeo Pandey, resident of Village- Hemza, P.S.- Kutumba, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Manish Kumar -3, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No.439 dated 11.02.2026 of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Headquarter Aurangabad along with the Report No. 555 dated 10.02.2026 of Sub Inspector, Kutumba Police Station as well as the report of Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat- Dadhpa, Block- Kutumba, Aurangabad, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Raj Brind Pandey, is dead. 2. In view of the said letter 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.785 of 2007(3) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T