IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.263 of 2008 ====================================================== Raghu Yadav, son of Late Nemdhari Yadav, resident of Village- Mangarawan, P.S.- Wazirganj, District- Gaya ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Manish Kumar -3, Advocate For the Respondent : Smt. Shashi Bala Verma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 26-05-2026 Perused the report dated 15.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya along with the report dated 14.05.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Wazirganj Police Station, Gaya, which indicate that the sole appellant Raghu Yadav is dead. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.263 of 2008(5) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U