IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1026 of 2009 ====================================================== Ram Pravesh Yadav, S/o Late Bajrangi Mandal, R/o Village-Pariharpur, P.S.- Sour Bazar, Dist.-Saharsa ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.K.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 571 dated 11.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Saharsa, along with the report dated 10.05.2026 of S.H.O., Baijnathpur P.S., Saharsa, as well as the certificate of death issued on 10.05.2026, issued by Sarpanch, Gram Kutchery Khajuri, Block and Circle Sour Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar), wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ram Pravesh Yadav, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1026 of 2009(7) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T