IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.200 of 2009 ====================================================== Nagendra Prasad, S/o Late Ram Rup Singh, R/o Mohalla Mussalahpur Hat, Rampur Lane, P.S.-Sultanganj, District-Patna ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Ms. Mira Kumari, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. D.K. Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 2040 dated 06.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, along with the report dated 25.04.2026 of S.H.O., Sultanganj P.S., Patna, as well as the Death Certificate issued on 02.07.2015, 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, Nagendra Prasad, 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.200 of 2009(3) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 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