IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.3 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-204 Year-1984 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Rambrat Pandey @ Rambarat Pandey son of Late Chhatradhari Pandey Resident of Village - Turkaha Tola Thawe Road Ward No. 18, Police Station and District - Gopalganj. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. A.K. Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 27-02-2026 Perused the Letter No.255 dated 07.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj along with the Memo No. 429 of 2026 dated 07.02.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum- S.H.O., Town, Gopalganj, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Rambrat Pandey @ Rambarat Pandey, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.3 of 2015(3) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U