IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.257 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-1995 Thana- SIRDALA District- Nawada ====================================================== Lakhan Bhuiyan, S/O Late Latan Bhuiyan, R/O Village- Bholadih, Tola- Phusbangla, P.S.- Sirdala, District- Nawadah ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Ms. Rina Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. S.C.Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 9 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 436 dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nawada along with the Report dated 08.02.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Sirdala Police Station, Nawada; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Lakhan Bhuiyan, is dead. 2. In view of the said letters 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.257 of 2013(9) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Anjani/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T