IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.488 of 2002 ====================================================== Vijay Singh, S/o Late Chandrika Singh, R/o Village-Dariyapur, Police Station-Barhiya, District-Lakhisarai. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rajib Ranjan Jha, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 13-05-2026 Perused the Report No. 589 dated 30.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai along with the Report dated 30.04.2026 of S.H.O., Barahiya Police Station, as well as the Certificate of Death dated 01.05.2026 of the Ward Councillor, Ward No.5, Gram Panchayat, Raj Lakshmipur, Block-Barahiya, Lakhisarai, wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Vijay 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.488 of 2002(4) dt.13-05-2026 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. rohit/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T