IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.265 of 2007 ====================================================== Surya Bansh Chaubey, S/o Late Shiv Kumar Chaubey, R/o Village-Banauli, P.S. Karamchat, District-Kaimoor (Bhabhua). ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Pandey, 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) 3 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 737 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Kaimur, Bhabua along with the report dated 03.03.2026 of S.H.O. Karamchat P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Surya Bansh Chaubey, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said reports as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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.265 of 2007(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. rohit/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T