IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.172 of 2011 ====================================================== Yogendra Chaudhary, S/O Late Sheo Narain Chaudhary, R/O Village-Khar, P.S.-Darauli, Distt.-Siwan ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Raghav Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 13-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 535 dated 08.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan, along with the report dated 07.05.2026 of S.H.O.- Dharauli P.S., Siwan, as well as the Death Certificate issued on 03.06.2025, issued by Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Yogendra Chaudhary, 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. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.172 of 2011(4) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T