IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.537 of 2004 ====================================================== Tejo Paswan, S/o Late Lochan Paswan, R/o Village-Singhiya Ratanpur, P.S.- Samastipur(M), Dist. - Samastipur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, 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) 4 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 928 dated 09.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the report dated 10.05.2026 of S.H.O.-Karpurigram P.S., Samastipur as well as the certificate of death dated 09.05.2026, issued by Sarpanch, Block Samastipur, District Samastipur, Bihar, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Tejo Paswan, 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.537 of 2004(4) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T