IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.242 of 1999 ====================================================== Manoj Singh, S/o Late Nageshwar Singh, R/o Pakri Bangali, P.S. Siwan Mufassil, District-Siwan. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Raghav Prasad, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 464 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan along with the report of Probationary Police Inspector of P.S. Mahadeva, Siwan as well as the Death Certificate of the appellant dated 30.12.2021, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Manoj Singh, is dead. 2. In view of the said reports as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.242 of 1999(3) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. rohit/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T