IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.354 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Ganesh Das, S/O Late Bagar Das, R/O Village-Pakori, P.S.-Lauriya, Distt.- West Champaran 2. Nandu Das, S/O Ganesh Das, R/O Village-Pakori, P.S.-Lauriya, Distt.-West Champaran ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ram Adya Singh, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. G. P. Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 13-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 617 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran (Bettiah) along with the Report dated 03.05.2026 of the S.H.O., Lauriya Police Station, West Champaran as well as the Certificate of Death dated 03.05.2026 of the Chief Councillor, Nagar Panchayat Lauriya, West Champaran; wherein it is indicated that the both the appellants, namely, Ganesh Das and Nandu Das, are 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.354 of 2010(3) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T