IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.440 of 1998 ====================================================== Dhirendra @ Munna Singh Son of Late. Ram Bachan Singh, Resident of Village Sakhichand Ghat Road, Mohalla Naya Bazar, P.S. Kotwali, District Bhagalpur. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Rai Ram Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Manish Kumar No.2, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 27-02-2026 Perused the Letter No.291 dated 09.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhagalpur along with the report of SHO, Jogsar, police station dated 08.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Dhirendra @ Munna 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