IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.517 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Ram Chandra Prasad Gupta, S/O Late Dwarika Prasad, Resident Of Village- Shiv Ganj, Narkatiaganj, P.S- Shikarpur, P.O- Narkatiaganj, District- West Champaran. 2. Suresh Prasad Gupta, S/O Sh. Ram Chandra Pd. Gupta, Resident Of Village- Shiv Ganj, Narkatiaganj, P.S- Shikarpur, P.O- Narkatiaganj, District- West Champaran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sumant Singh, Adv. 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 13-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 661 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran, Bettiah, along with the report dated 05.05.2026 of Police Inspector-cum- Additional S.H.O.- Shikarpur P.S., as well as the certificate of death issued on 05.05.2026, issued by Councillor, Ward No. 07, Nagar Parishad Narkatiaganj, West Champaran, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that both the appellants, namely, Ram Chandra Prasad Gupta and Suresh Prasad Gupta, are dead. 2. In view of the said letters as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.517 of 2011(3) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 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 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T