IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.213 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2011 Thana- KHUDAGANJ District- Nalanda ====================================================== Rameshwar Yadav Son Of Late Kuldeep Yadav Resident Of Village Pachrukhia, Police Station - Khudaganj, District - Nalanda ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, 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. 432 dated 14.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda, along with the Report dated 10.02.2026 of the S.H.O., Khudaganj Police Station, Nalanda as well as the Death Certificate, which was issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Rameshwar 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.213 of 2014(4) dt.24-04-2026 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. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U