IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.134 of 1997 ====================================================== Shashi Bhushan Singh S.O Gonaur Pd. Singh R/O Village-Chintamanipur, Police Station-Vaishali. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Upendra Prasad Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr.Dilip Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 27-02-2026 Perused the Letter No.191 dated 15.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali along with the report of SHO cum Police Sub Inspector, Belsar, Vaishali, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Shashi Bhushan Singh, has died. 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 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U