IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.170 of 2011 ====================================================== Shankar Singh, S/o Ganesh Prasad Singh, R/o Village Pakra, P.S.- Naugachhia, Dist.- Bhagalpur ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar, Ad. 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. 901 dated 04.05.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Banka along with the Report dated 03.05.2026 of Inspector of Police-cum-S.H.O, Naugachhia Police Station, Naugachhia as well as the Certificate of Death dated 02.09.2021 of the President, Gram Panchayat Pakra, Naugachhia (Bhagalpur); wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Shankar Singh, is dead. 2. In view of the said letters 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.170 of 2011(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. Anjani/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U