IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.853 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-72 Year-1999 Thana- LAUKARIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Bikau Ram Son Of Shivnandan Ram Resident Of Village - Jay Nagar Farsahani Police Station - Laukariya, District - West Champaran Bettiah ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. S.B.Verma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 148 dated 28.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bagaha along with the Report dated 21.02.2026 of the S.H.O, Laukariya Police Station, West Champaran, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Bikau 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.853 of 2012(5) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U