IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.57 of 2006 ====================================================== Arvind Kumar Chaudhary @ Hulchul, S/o Bishwanath Chaudhary, R/o Village-Asinchak, P.S.-Dalsingsarai, Dist.-Samastipur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Prashant Vedasen, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Partha Sarthy, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 6 12-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 735 dated 07.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Samastipur along with the report dated 07.05.2026 of Police Inspector-cum-S.H.O., Dalsingsarai P.S., as well as the Death Certificate dated 06.05.2010, issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Arvind Kumar Chaudhary @ Hulchul, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.57 of 2006(6) dt.12-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 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