IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.836 of 2015 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2002 Thana- SHAMBHUGANJ District- Banka ====================================================== Debu Mandal S/o Late Pyare Lal Mandal @ Late Pyare Mandal resident of Village- Khajuri, P.S.- Shambhuganj, District- Banka. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.S.B.Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 162 dated 10.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Banka along with the report dated 09.02.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Shambhuganj P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Debu Mandal, 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 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.836 of 2015(4) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T