IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.751 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2006 Thana- KASBA District- Purnia ====================================================== NANDAN RISHI S/O Late Ajodhi Rishi Resident Of Village- Dansar, P.S- Jalalgarh, District- Purnea ... ... Appellant/s Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajit Ranjan Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mrs. S.B.Verma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 179 dated 09.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Purnea, along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the S.H.O., Jalalgarh Police Station, Purnea as well as the Death Certificate, which was issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Nandan Rishi, 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.751 of 2012(7) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 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