IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.446 of 1996 ====================================================== 1. GUPTA NATH PANDEY 2. Bhola Pandey @ Bhola Nath Pandey 3. Dhaneshwar Pandey 4. Barmeshwar Pandey, all sons of Late Raj Raj Pandey, residents of village -Lahthan, P.S. Agiaon Bazar, District Bhojur (Arrah) ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellants : Mr. Binod Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sujit Narayan Singh, Addl. P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 5 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Pursuant to order dated 17.11.2025, a living status report of the appellants was called for. In respondent thereto, the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Ara submitted report dated 11.01.2026, wherein it has been stated that the appellants, namely, Gupta Nath Pandey, Bhola Pandey, Dhaneshwar Pandey and Barmeshwar Pandey have died during the pendency of the criminal appeal. 3. In view of the above, the present Criminal Appeal Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.446 of 1996(5) dt.09-02-2026 2/2 stands abated insofar as all the appellants are concerned. 4. Consigned to record. Narendra/- (Nani Tagia, J) ( Ansul, J) U T