IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.697 of 2008 ====================================================== Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar, S/o Ganesh Dutt Singh, R/o Vill. Bhane Bigha, P.S. Makhdumpur, District Jehanabad. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Shivendra Prasad, 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) 3 08-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 319, dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Jehanabad along with the report dated 24.04.2026 of the Makhdumpur Police Station, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sunil Singh @ Sunil Kumar, 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 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.697 of 2008(3) 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 T