IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.534 of 2003 ====================================================== Ram Pujan Singh, son of late Balchandra Singh, resident of Village Kopa Kalan, P.S. Naubatpur, District Patna. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, 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) 3 03-04-2026 Perused the Letter No. 530 dated 17.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the Report dated 10.02.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Naubatpur Police Station as well as the Report dated 17.02.2026 of the Sarpanch of Gram Kachahari Chak-Chechaul, Block-Naubatpur, Patna; wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Ram Pujan 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.534 of 2003(3) dt.03-04-2026 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