IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.603 of 2009 ====================================================== Mahesh Sahni, S/o Late Jhagru Sahni, R/o Village- Chand Parna, P.S.- Minapur, District-Muzaffarpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.K.Sinha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 406 dated 25.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the Report dated 25.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Minapur Police Station, Muzaffarpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Mahesh Sahni, is dead. 2. In view of the said letter 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.603 of 2009(7) dt.24-04-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U