Binaya v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal on death of sole appellant; CRA No. 254 of 1997; Binay Kumar Pattanaik v. State of Orissa; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; order dated 30.10.2025 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; death report UPD dated 28.10.2025 from ACP I/C, Kharvelnagar P.S., Bhubaneswar; no motion by legal heirs or next friend; appeal stands abated.
What did the court decide?
Since no motion was made on behalf of the legal heirs or next friend of the deceased appellant to press the appeal, the appeal stands abated. ¶¶14