Raghunath Burudi v. the State
Case brief
What is this about?
The court held that as the sole appellant (Raghunath Burudi) died in 2009 without legal heirs being impleaded, the criminal appeal abated due to death.
What did the court decide?
The Criminal Appeal abated as the sole appellant died; appeal disposed of. Local Criminal Report returned to Trial Court.
What the court decided
CRA No.7 of 2001
- 08.12.2020 This matter is taken up through Video Conferencing mode because of COVID-19 pandemic.
Heard Ms. Somalin Pattnaik, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Senior Advocate late Banoj Kumar Pattnaik and Mr. G.N. Rout, learned Addl. Standing Counsel for the State.
Perused the report submitted by the learned Sessions Judge, Koraput-Jeypore along with the report of the Inspector-in-Charge Semiliguda Police Station. It is revealed from the record that the sole appellant namely Raghunath Burudi has passed away in the year, 200910 in his native village due to illness and none of his legal heirs are coming forward to be impleaded in his place to pursue the appeal. Appeal therefore abates.
Accordingly, the Criminal Appeal is disposed of.
The LCR be returned back to the learned Trial Court immediately.
S.K. Mishra, J.
…………………..…… Savitri Ratho, J.
Rohit
Coram
S.K. Mishra
Savitri Ratho
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