IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1289 of 2007 ====================================================== 1. Chandeshwar Singh, S/o Late Raghunath Singh 2. Bachcha Singh, S/o Late Kamla Singh, both R/o Village-Basaw, P.S.- Basantpur, Dist.-Siwan ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar -Manglam For the Respondent/s : Mr. App. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 11-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 430 dated 30.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan along with the report dated 30.04.2026 of Sub-Inspector of Police, Basantpur P.S., Siwan as well as the certificate of death dated 02.05.2026 issued by the Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Bansao, Block-Basantpur (Siwan), wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the both the appellants, namely, Chandeshwar Singh and Bachcha Singh, are 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.1289 of 2007(4) dt.11-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and 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