IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.273 of 1997 ====================================================== RAJARAM MAHTO ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Manindra Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 9 13-02-2026 Pursuant to order dated 15.12.2025, a living status report of the accused appellant was called for. In response thereto, DSP (Reserve), Aurangabad has filed an affidavit dated 10.02.2026, wherein, it has been stated that sole appellant namely, Rajaram Mahto has died during the pendency of this Cr. Appeal. 2. In view of the above, the instant Criminal Appeal filed by appellant stands abated. 3. Consigned to record. Siddharth Sagar/- (Nani Tagia, J) ( Ansul, J) U T