IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.113 of 2004 ====================================================== Ramanand Singh, Son of Singashan Singh, Resident of Village-Jamasarhi, Police Station-Uchkagaon, District-Gopalganj. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Raghav Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Satyanarayan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 10 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 667 dated 03.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Gopalganj along with the report of S.H.O., Uchkagaon dated 01.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Ramanand Singh has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Sarpanch of Gram Kachahari Nayalayay, Trilokpur, Block- Uchkagaon, Gopalganj has also been enclosed with the said report. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.113 of 2004(10) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U