IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.99 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-88 Year-2008 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada ====================================================== Alakhdeo Yadav S/O Musafir Yadav Resident Of Village- Sohda, P.S.- Rajauli, District- Nawada ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Awadhesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.A.K.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 10 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 469 dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nawada along with the report dated 08.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Rajauli P.S., Nawada, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Alakhdeo Yadav, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said reports 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.99 of 2012(10) dt.11-05-2026 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. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T