IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.227 of 2011 ====================================================== Narndeo @ Narayan Deo Sahani, S/o - Dhanik Sahani, R/o Village - Sonbarsa Ghat, P.S. - Choutham, Dist. - Khagaria ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Mishra App ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 542, dated 03.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Khagaria along with the Report dated 03.05.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Choutham Police Station, Khagaria, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Narndeo @ Narayan Deo Sahani, 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.227 of 2011(5) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Anjani/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U