IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.373 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2008 Thana- CHANPATIA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Bishwanath Mahto Son of Late Sita Ram Mahto Resident of Village - Satwariya, P.S. - Sikarpur, District - West Champaran Bettiah ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Surinder Kumar, 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) 4 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 149 dated 09.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, West Champaran (Bettiah) along with the Report dated 07.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Sikarpur Police Station, Bettiah, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Bishwanath Mahto, 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.373 of 2014(4) 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