IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.848 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2009 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Shankar Singh @ Shankar Prasad Singh, S/o Late Kunj Bihari Singh, Resident Of Village-Khilwat, P.S.-Bidupur, District- Vaishali. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Amit Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.S.C.Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 5 07-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 564 dated 26.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, Vaishali along with the report of S.H.O., dated 24.04.2026, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant Shankar Singh @ Shankar Prasad Singh has died. Death certificate of the appellant Department of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar, Patna has also been enclosed with the said report. 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 Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.848 of 2012(5) dt.07-05-2026 2/2 continue the appeal, the Criminal Appeal stands abated and disposed of. 3. Let the trial court records be sent back to the concerned court immediately, if not required in any other case. ranjan/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) (Harish Kumar, J) U