IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.984 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-27 Year-2004 Thana- EKANGARSARAI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Jamuna Mahto @ Jamuna Prasad Singh S/O Late Girdhari Mahto R/O Village - Parthu, P.S. - Ekangar Sarai, Distt. - Nalanda ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rewti Kant Raman, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.Sharmaapp, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 13 27-02-2026 Perused the Letter No.324 dated 11.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda along with the Memo No. 536 of 2026 dated 09.02.2026 of the S.H.O., Akangar Sarai wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Jamuna Mahto @ Jamuna Prasad Singh, is dead and a copy of the death certificate of the appellant has been annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.984 of 2012(13) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T