IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.29 of 2008 ====================================================== Shiv Balak Yadav, son of Late Hakim Yadav, resident of Village- Bhaishahi, Tola- Shyam Nagar, P.S.- Manjhagarh, District- Gopalganj ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Shanti Kumar, 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 03.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj along with the report dated 01.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Manjhagarh Police Station, Gopalganj, which indicate that the sole appellant Shiv Balak Yadav 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 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.29 of 2008(5) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U