IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.72 of 2010 ====================================================== SRI BIKARMA SINGH S/O Late Gaya Singh @ Days Singh R/O Vill.- Tetahli,P.S.-Barharia,Dist.-Siwan. ... ... Appellant/s Versus STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 15-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 457 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Siwan along with the Report dated 29.04.2026 of the Sub-Inspector-cum-Assistant S.H.O, Barharia Police Station, Siwan, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Sri Bikarma Singh, is dead. 2. In view of the said letter 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 disposed of. Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.72 of 2010(4) dt.15-05-2026 2/2 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other cases. Neha/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U