IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.1172 of 2007 ====================================================== Wakil Paswan, son of late Tetar Paswan, resident of Village- Madhopur, Police Station- Baunsi, District- Banka ... ... Appellant Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha 1, Advocate For the Respondent : Smt. Shashi Bala Verma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 26-05-2026 Perused the report dated 01.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Banka along with the report dated 30.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O., Bandhuakurawa Police Station, Banka, which indicate that the sole appellant Wakil Paswan is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said reports 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.1172 of 2007(4) dt.26-05-2026 2/2 disposed of. 3. Let the trial court record be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U