IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1146 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2007 Thana- FATUA District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjan Yadav, S/O Devani Yadav, Resident of Village- Dost Mohamadpur, P.S.- Fatuha, Dist.- Patna ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. D.K. Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 501 dated 16.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the Report dated 09.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Fatuha Police Station, Patna as well as Report dated 16.02.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj Bankipur, Machhariyawa, Block- Daniyawan, Patna and the Death Certificate of the appellant issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Ranjan Yadav, 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, Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1146 of 2012(3) dt.03-04-2026 2/2 since no near relative has filed any application for leave to continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T