IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.522 of 2009 ====================================================== Khalil Mian @ Khalil Ansari, son of late Chamru Mian, resident of village- Ahiro, P.S. Dhoriya, District- Banka. ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr.A.K.Sinha App, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 08-05-2026 Perused the report dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Banka along with the report dated 30.04.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Dhoriya Police Station, Banka, which indicate that the sole appellant Khalil Mian @ Khalil Ansari 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.522 of 2009(7) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U