IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.125 of 2014 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2009 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== Chhotiya @ Chhoti Sahni S/O Late Upendra Sahni Resident Of Mohalla Lohia Nagar, P.S. Begusarai Town, District Begusarai. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Md.Imteyaz Ahmad, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Mishraapp, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 8 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 420 dated 12.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai along with the Report dated 10.02.2026 of Ward Councilor of Ward No. 28 of Municipal Corporation, Begusarai; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Chhotiya @ Chhoti Sahni, 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.125 of 2014(8) dt.03-04-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T