IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.564 of 2009 ====================================================== Sharda Nand Singh @ Sharda Nandan Singh, S/o Late Banshi Singh @ Banshi Mahto, R/o Vill. - Alua Bigha, P.S. Makhdumpur, District – Jehanabad. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Umesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. G.P.Jaiswal, 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. 313 dated 02.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Jehanabad along with the report dated 27.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Bishunganj P.S., wherein it is indicated that during enquiry, it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sharda Nand Singh @ Sharda Nandan Singh, 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.564 of 2009(3) 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