IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.237 of 2001 ====================================================== MANOJ RAI and ANR ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Birendra Nath Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 8 27-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Pursuant to order dated 27.11.2025 a living status report of the accused appellant was called for. In response thereto, DSP (HQ), Saran has filed an affidavit dated 19.01.2026, wherein, it has been stated that both the appellants namely, Manoj Rai and Shailendra Rai have died around five ago during the pendency of this Cr. Appeal. 3. In view of the above, the instant Criminal Appeal filed by the appellants stands abated. 4. Consigned to record. Siddharth Sagar/- (Nani Tagia, J) ( Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T