IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.189 of 2004 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Bansfor, Son of Late Rajesh Bansfor, Resident of Village-Railway Colony Thakurganj, Police Station-Thakurganj, District-Kishanganj. ... ... Appellant/s Versus State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Kaushal Kumar Jha, 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) 9 26-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 251 dated 14.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Kishanganj along with the report of Police Inspector cum S.H.O., Thakurganj Police Station dated 13.05.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Raj Kumar Bansfor has died. Certificate of death of the appellant issued by Ward Councillor, Ward No. 6, Nagar Panchayat, Thakurganj, Kishanganj has also been enclosed with the said reports. 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.189 of 2004(9) 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