IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1313 of 2007 ====================================================== Baikunth Singh, S/o Late Raghunath Singh, R/o Village Basaw, P.S.- Basantpur, Dist.-Siwan ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. S.B.K. Manglam, Adv. Mr. Vikash 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) 3 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 431 dated 30.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan along with the letter dated 30.04.2026 of Police Inspector, Basantpur P.S., Siwan, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Baikunth Singh, 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 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1313 of 2007(3) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. supratim/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T