IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.129 of 2005 ====================================================== Sunil Kumar, Son of Santosh Kumar Lal, Resident of Village- Pokhar Bhinda, P.S.- Pupari, Dist.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shiva Shankar Sharma, 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) 5 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 365 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi along with the Report dated 07.05.2026 of the Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Pupari Police Station as well as the Certificate of Death dated 02.04.2026 of the Sarpanch of Gram Kachhari, Bajitpur Baura, Block- Pupari, Sitamarhi; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Sunil Kumar, 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.129 of 2005(5) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T