IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.739 of 2007 ====================================================== Rajeev Singh @ Rajiv Singh @ Rajiv Rai, son of Late Shri Singh @ Sri Krishna Rai, Resident of Village- Basudeopur, Police Station- Muffasil, District- Begusarai. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mrs. Archana Sinha, Sr. Advocate Mr. Alok Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhimanyu Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 6 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No.1280 dated 05.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai along with the Report dated 05.05.2026 of SHO, Mufassil Police Station, Begusarai as well as the Report dated 05.05.2026 of the Sarpanch of Gram Kachahari, Haiwatpur, Koriya, Begusarai wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the appellant, namely, Rajeev Singh @ Rajiv Singh @ Rajiv Rai, 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.739 of 2007(6) 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. uday/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T