IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.500 of 2007 ====================================================== Kaushalya Devi W/O Tetar Yadav, R/O Sahebgunj, P.S.-Vishwavidyalaya Kotwali, District-Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Krishna Mohan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 718 dated 29.04.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur along with the Report dated 28.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector, University Police Station, Bhagalpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Kaushalya Devi, 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.500 of 2007(4) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U