IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.442 of 2004 ====================================================== Fuleshwar Singh @ Fulo Singh, S/o Late Raj kumar Singh, Village Chalni, P.S.-Dhoraiya, Dist. Banka ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shiwesh Chandra Mishra, 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 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 930 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Banka along with the report dated 05.05.2026 of S.H.O., Dhankund P.S., Banka as well as the certificate of death dated 05.05.2026, issued by the Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Senchak, Dhoraiya, Banka (Bihar), wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Fuleshwar Singh @ Fulo Singh, 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.442 of 2004(3) 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