IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1309 of 2007 ====================================================== Gorakh Singh, S/o Late Jagarnath Singh, R/o Village-Mokari Mahuawa, P.S.- Piprakothi, Dist.-East Champaran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Binod Kumar Singh, 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. 845 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari along with the Memo No. 628 of 2026, dated 03.05.2026 of S.H.O., Piprakothi P.S., East Champaran, Motihari, as well as the Death Certificate dated 14.09.2022 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, Gorakh 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.1309 of 2007(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. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T