IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.248 of 2004 ====================================================== Pintu Singh, S/o Prayag Singh, R/o Village-Barka Telpa, P.S.-Chapra Town, District-Saran at Chapra. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Prasad, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 7 01-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 399 dated 17.02.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Saran along with the Report dated 16.02.2026 of the S.H.O, Town Police Station, Chapra, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Pintu 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.248 of 2004(7) dt.01-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U