IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1004 of 2011 ====================================================== Sanjay Yadav, S/o Late Gurhsahai Yadav @ Guddan Yadav. R/o Village - Sikandara, P.S.- Sikandara, Distt. - Jamui. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ram Sewak Prasad, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Lala Kailash Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 14-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 552 dated 10.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Jamui, along with the report dated 09.05.2026 of Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Sikandara P.S., Jamui, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sanjay 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 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1004 of 2011(3) dt.14-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T