IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.85 of 2011 ====================================================== Kedar Nath Thakur @ Kedar Thakur, S/O Late Baidyadhar Thakur Resident Of Village And Post Ofice- Rangra, Police Station- Gopalpur, Rangra, District- Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Satyendra Rai, Advocate 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) 3 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 314 dated 06.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Naugachia along with the report of Police Inspector cum S.H.O., Rangra Police Station dated 04.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Kedar Nath Thakur @ Kedar Thakur has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Rangra, Block-Rangra Chowk, District-Bhagalpur has also been enclosed with the said report. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.85 of 2011(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U