IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.152 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2005 Thana- PAROO District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Vilas Thakur @ Bilash Thakur S/O Late Sital Thakur Resident Of Village- Bahdinpur, P.S.- Paroo, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. S.C.Mishra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 236 dated 08.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur along with the Report dated 06.02.2026 of the S.H.O, Paroo Police Station, Muzaffarpur, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Vilas Thakur @ Bilash Thakur, 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.152 of 2013(3) 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