IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.963 of 2011 ====================================================== Shankar Sahani, Late Garechun Sahani, Resident of Village-Damobriti P.S. Harsidhi, East Champaran ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Sharda Nand Mishra, Advocate 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 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 982 dated 08.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari along with the report of S.H.O., Harsidhi Police Station dated 06.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Shankar Sahani has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Bhada, Block-Harsidhi, East Champaran, Motihari 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 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.963 of 2011(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 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