IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.47 of 2011 ====================================================== Janki Ram son of Mahadev Ram, resident of village Rasolpur, P.S. Hayaghat, District – Darbhanga. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nawal Kishor Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== 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. 678 dated 11.05.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga along with the Report dated 09.05.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Hayaghat Police Station, Darbhanga, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Janki Ram, 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.47 of 2011(5) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 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