IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1434 of 2007 ====================================================== Ganesh Sahani @ Nanhki Sahani, S/o Late Chaturbhuj Sahani @ Charmuj Sahani, R/o Village-Gijas (Jhajhapur), Siswaniya, P.S.-Saraiya (Jaitpur O.P.), Dist. - Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Bela Singh, 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 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 694 dated 05.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the letter dated 02.05.2026 of S.H.O., Jaitpur P.S., Muzaffarpur as well as the Death Certificate dated 05.04.2018, issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ganesh Sahani @ Nanhki Sahani, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1434 of 2007(4) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and 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