PATNA, India, March 17 -- Patna High Court issued the following order on March 4:

The learned counsel appearing for appellants of the Criminal Appeal (D.B.) No. 298 of 2017, Sri Viveka Nand Singh submits that the appellant No. 1, namely, Gholat Sada @ Tanuki Sada has died during pendency of the present appeal, hence, a report be called from the Office of Superintendent of Police, Khagaria with regard to the same.

2. Accordingly, call for a report from the Office of the Superintendent of Police, Khagaria, as to whether the appellant No. 1 namely, Gholat Sada (convict in connection with POCSO Case No. 3 of 2016, arising out of Morkahi P.S. Case No. 6 of 2016) has died or not and in case, he has died then the date on which he died be informe...