IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1167 of 2007 ====================================================== Jhapsi Chaudhary, Son of Late Somar Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Dhurgaon, P.S.- Ekangarsarai, Dist.- Nalanda. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Mishra, App ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1135 dated 06.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda, along with the report dated 05.05.2026 of S.H.O.- Ekangarsarai Thana P.S., Nalanda, as well as the Death Certificate issued on 18.01.2023, by the Registrar (Birth & Death), Gram Panchayat, Dhurgaon, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Jhapsi Chaudhary, 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.1167 of 2007(3) 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