IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.530 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-1998 Thana- CHHABILAPUR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Syed Hasan Khan, S/o Late Shamsuddin Khan, R/o Village, Simraur, P.S. Atri, District-Gaya. ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Dewan Mahto, S/o Late Vaso Mahto, R/o Village-Simraur, P.S. Nemchak Bathani, District-Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rekha Prasad, Adv. Ms. Kumari Priyanka, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. D.K.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 597 dated 07.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Nalanda along with the Report dated 06.03.2026 of S.H.O, Atri Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Syed Hasan Khan, 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.530 of 2015(3) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. rohit/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T