IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1170 of 2007 ====================================================== Pramod Rai, S/o Late Ram Prasad Rai, R/o Village-Bhagirathpur, P.S. Kalyanpur, District-Samastipur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pankjesh Sharma, 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) 6 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 815 dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the report dated 08.05.2026 of S.H.O. Mathurarpur P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Pramod Rai, 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.1170 of 2007(6) 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