IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.158 of 2007 ====================================================== Jaggu Mahto, son of late Budhu Mahto, resident of Village- Tara Dhamun, P.S. Patory, District- Samastipur ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Ajoy Kumar Mathur, Advocate For the Respondent : ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 13-05-2026 Perused the report dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the report dated 07.05.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Patori Police Station, Samastipur, which indicate that the sole appellant Jaggu Mahto 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 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.158 of 2007(3) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. P.K.P./- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U