IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.455 of 2004 ====================================================== 1. Mahavir Tatama. 2. Chandeshwari Tatma, Both Sons Of Late Buchai Das @ Tatma. 3. Mushaharu Tatma, Son Of Late Puhuplal Das @ Tatma, All Residents Of Village- Lalganj Tilathi, Police Station- Chhatpur, District- Supaul (Erst While Saharsa). ... ... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Amrendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 13-02-2026 Perused Letter No.202 dated 08.02.2026 issued by the Superintendent of Police, Supaul, wherein it is stated that, during enquiry, it came to light that all the three appellants, namely, Mahavir Tatama, Chandeshwari Tatma and Mushaharu Tatma are dead. 2. In view of the said letter, as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, since no near relative has filed any application for leave to Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.455 of 2004(4) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) U T