IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.706 of 2002 ====================================================== Moti Singh @ Rajendra Singh, Son of Mahanand Singh, Resident of Village- Mahatwania, P.S.- Udwant Nagar, Dist.- Bhojpur, Ara. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Md. Helal Ahmad, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 8 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1042 dated 03.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur at Ara along with the Report dated 28.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Udwant Nagar Police Station as well as the Certificate of Death dated 28.04.2026 of the Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, Asni, Block- Udwant Nagar, Dist.- Bhojpur; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Moti Singh @ Rajendra 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.706 of 2002(8) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T