IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.40 of 2010 ====================================================== Abhay Sharma @ Bajrangi Sharma, son of Late Ramanuj Sharma, resident of Village- Barheta, P.S. Parasbigha, District- Jehanabad ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Md. Imteyaz Ahmad, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. G.P.Jaiswal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 08-05-2026 Perused the report dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Jehanabad along with the report dated 03.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Parasbigha Police Station, Jehanabad, which indicate that the sole appellant Abhay Sharma @ Bajrangi Sharma is dead. 2. In view of the said report 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.40 of 2010(3) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U