IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.547 of 1998 ====================================================== SARJUG MAHTO ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Saurav Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bal Mukund Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL @ ANSHUL RAJ ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 5 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the appellant. 2. Pursuant to order dated 03.12.2025 a living status report of the accused appellant was called for. In response there to, Superintendent of Police (HQ), Munger has filed an affidavit dated 08.01.2026, wherein, it has been stated that appellant namely, Sarjug Mahto has died during the pendency of this Cr. Appeal. 3. In view of the above, the instant Criminal Appeal filed by appellant stands abated. 4. Consigned to record. Siddharth Sagar/- (Nani Tagia, J) ( Ansul @ Anshul Raj, J) U T