IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.294 of 1996 ====================================================== PAWAN DEVI ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 5 11-02-2026 None appears on behalf of the appellant. 2. Pursuant to order dated 15.12.2025, a living status report of the accused appellant was called for. In response thereto, S.D.P.O., Belsand, Sitamarhi has filed an affidavit dated 03.02.2026, wherein, it has been stated that the sole appellant namely, Pawan Devi 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, J) U T