IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.864 of 2013 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-9 Year-2007 Thana- KUMAR KHAND District- Madhepura ====================================================== Braj Kishore Yadav @ Buchchan Yadav Son Of Beni Yadav Resident Of Village Mozapatti, P.S. Raghubansh Nagar, District Purnea. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Mishra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 6 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 918 dated 15.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Madhepura along with the Report dated 15.05.2026 of the S.H.O, Kumarkhand Police Station, Madhepura, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Braj Kishore Yadav @ Buchchan 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, 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.864 of 2013(6) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U