IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.875 of 2006 ====================================================== Yadunandan Singh, Son of Mohar Singh @ Nohar Singh of village – Bagheji, P.S. Barauli, Dist.- Gopalganj at present residing at Jaisinghpur Chehtahin P.S. Turkaulia, Dist.- East Champaran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Nirmal Kumar Sinha-3, 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. 741 dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran at Motihari along with the Report dated 29.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Turkaulia Police Station as well as the Death Certificate dated 13.04.2018 issued by the Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar; wherein it is indicated that the sole appellant, namely, Yadunandan Singh, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.875 of 2006(5) dt.11-05-2026 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. shivank/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T