IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.531 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2005 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== BHAJAN PASWAN S/O Late Raghu Paswan R/O Village - Kichani, Police Station - Harnaut, District - Nalanda ... ... Appellant/s Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rabindra Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 377 dated 12.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda along with the Report dated 10.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Harnaut Police Station, Nalanda, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Bhajan Paswan, 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.531 of 2012(5) dt.24-04-2026 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