IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.373 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-517 Year-1998 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Teras Ram Son of Late Ram Raj Ram. Resident of Village - Sherpur, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, Distt.- Saran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar and Ors 2. Abhay Singh. S/o Shivji Singh. 3. Ashok Singh. S/o Shivji Singh. 4. Om Prakash Singh. S/o Ramcharitra Singh. 5. Madan Singh. S/o not known. 6. Nand Singh. S/o Gopal Singh. 7. Dilip Singh. S/o Ganesh Singh. 8. Babloo Singh. S/o not known. All resident of village - Sherpur, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District - Saran at Chapra. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shakil Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 24-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 353 dated 17.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Saran, along with the Report dated 16.02.2026 of the Sub Inspector of Police, Muffasil Police Station, Saran 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, Teras Ram, is dead. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.373 of 2015(3) dt.24-04-2026 2/2 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. 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