IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.43 of 2000 ====================================================== Jai Prakash Singh son of Basudeo Singh, Resident of Village-Imadpur, Tole- Udianpur, Police Station-Manjhi, District-Saran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar, Advocate 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) 7 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 243 dated 11.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Saran along with the report of Police Sub Inspector, Manjhi Police Station, Saran dated 08.02.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Jai Prakash Singh, has died. Certificate of death issued by Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Raj, Block-Manjhi, Saran, has also been enclosed with the said report. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.43 of 2000(7) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U