Baidyanath Rath v. State
Criminal Appeal – Abatement – Sole appellant reported dead since 2017
Case brief
What is this about?
CRA No.54 of 2001, High Court of Orissa, Baidyanath Rath v. State of Odisha (Vigilance); abatement of appeal on death of sole appellant; appellant died 2017; instruction from SP (Vigilance) Berhampur; M.S. Rizvi ASC for Vigilance; order dated 12.08.2024 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; appeal abated, no adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
The sole appellant having died in 2017, as confirmed by the Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Berhampur, the present criminal appeal stands abated. ¶15