IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.705 of 2004 ====================================================== Sudhir Mandal ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Viveka Nand Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA) 6 29-01-2026 Pursuant to order dated 09.12.2025 a living status report of the accused appellant was called for. In response thereto, Superintendent of Police, Purnea submitted report dated 07.01.2026, wherein, it has been stated that appellant, namely, Sudhir Mandal 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) ( Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) U T