IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.498 of 2011 ====================================================== Dharmendra Mandal S/O Lakhan Mandal Resident Of Village- Madrauni, P.S.- Dhamdaha, District- Purnea ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 751 dated 17.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Purnea along with the Report dated 09.05.2026 of the S.H.O, Dhamdaha Police Station, Purnea, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Dharmendra Mandal, is dead. 2. In view of the said letter 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.498 of 2011(5) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U