IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.101 of 2008 ====================================================== Vinay Ram @ Vinay ram, S/o Jagarnath Ram, R/o Mohalla-Rasulpur Salem, P.S.-Ahiyarpur, Dist.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Brij Kishor Mishra, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dilip Kr. Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 661 dated 30.04.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur, along with the report dated 30.04.2026 of Sub Inspector of Police, Ahiyarpur P.S., Muzaffarpur, as well as the Death Certificate issued on 17.02.2025, issued by Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Vinay Ram @ Vinay ram, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.101 of 2008(5) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 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