IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.281 of 2002 ====================================================== Tapeshwar Singh, S/o-Late Lakha Singh, R/o Village-Datiyana, P.S.-Bikram, District-Patna ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shivendra Kumar Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 17-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 451 dated 13.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the Report of Up Mukhiya dated 09.02.2026 of the Gram Panchayat-Datiyana, Block-Bikram, District-Patna; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Tapeshwar 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. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.281 of 2002(4) dt.17-04-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T