IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.311 of 1998 ====================================================== Bhundeo Singh, S/o Sri Birendra Prasad Singh, R/o Village Dhandhua, P.S. Jandaha, District Vaishali ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Niraj Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 170 dated 11.02.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali along with the Report dated 11.02.2026 of Assistant Sub Inspector – cum - Jandaha, Vaishali Police Station as well as the report of Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat- Raj Basantpur, Block- Jandaha (Vaishali), wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Bhundeo Singh, is 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 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.311 of 1998(7) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T