IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL APPEAL (DB) No.330 of 2012 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-1994 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Kamal Deo Singh S/O Late Doon Bahadur Singh Resident Of Village- Patkhalia, P.S.- Motihari Muffasil, District- East Champaran. ... ... Appellant/s Versus The State Of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr.Dilip Kumar Tondon, 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 06-05-2026 Perused the Letter No. 629 dated 17.04.2026 of the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, Motihari along with the report dated 17.04.2026 of the S.H.O., Muffassil P.S., Motihari, wherein it is indicated that during enquiry it came to light that the sole appellant, namely, Kamal Deo Singh, is dead and the death certificate of the appellant is annexed with the said report. 2. In view of the said report 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.330 of 2012(3) dt.06-05-2026 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. guddukr/- (Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ) ( Harish Kumar, J) U T