IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No. 247 of 2007 ====================================================== Surat Lal Sah, Son of Late Dhaneshwar Sah, Resident of Village- Ithara, P.S.- Saur Bazar, District- Saharsa. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Manish Kumar -3, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 590 dated 11.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa, along with the report dated 11.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Baijnathpur P.S., Saharsa, as well as the Report dated 11.05.2026, issued by Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat- Gamhariya, Block Saurbazar, District- Saharsa, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Surat Lal Sah, 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. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No. 247 of 2007(4) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Anjani/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T