IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.611 of 2008 ====================================================== 1. Sidhi Singh @ Sidhi Sharma, S/o Ram Brichh Singh 2. Sahaja Singh @ Sahaja Sharma, S/o Bhagith Singh All are R/o Vil. Datamai, P.S. Dhanarua, District - Patna ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. D.K.Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 1321 dated 25.04.2026 of the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the report dated 24.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector, Kadirganj P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the appellants, namely, Sidhi Singh @ Sidhi Sharma and Sahaja Singh @ Sahaja Sharma, are dead and the death certificates of both the appellants are annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report as also section 394 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which corresponds to section 435 of the Bhartiya 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.611 of 2008(5) dt.08-05-2026 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. shailendra/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U T