IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.272 of 2002 ====================================================== Ram Briksh Singh, Son of Late Chaturi Singh, resident of Village-Naya Gaon, Satkhuti, P.S.-Parwata, District-Khagaria. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pushkar Narain Shahi, Sr. Advocate Mr. Ram Vinay Sharma, Advocate Mr. Amit Anand, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar -Manglam, Advocate Mr. Vikash Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Awnish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Binod Bihari Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 3 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 560 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Khagaria along with the Report dated 03.05.2026 of the Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O, Parbatta Police Station, Khagaria, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ram Briksh Singh, is dead. 2. In view of the said letters 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.272 of 2002(3) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U