IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.348 of 2008 ====================================================== UMESH SINGH, S/o Chhatish Singh, R/o Vill. Pansala, P.S. Muffasil, District - Begusarai ... ... Appellant/s Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ashwani Kr. Sinha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 11 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 964 dated 25.03.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Begusarai along with the report dated 24.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Lakho P.S., Begusarai, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Umesh Singh, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.348 of 2008(11) dt.08-05-2026 2/2 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