Disposed¶¶14
Dambarudhar Pujhari v. State
Orissa HCCRLA/547/2006
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of criminal appeal upon death of sole appellant; no motion by legal heirs or next friends to press the appeal. Parties: Dambarudhar Pujhari @ Dambrudhar Pujhari (appellant; advocate Mr. D. Mund) v. State of Odisha (respondent; Mr. Sarathi Jyoti Mohanty, ASC). Court: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; CRLA No.547 of 2006; Coram: Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; order dated 02.09.2025. Key facts: written instruction of I.I.C., Jaipatna P.S. dated 08.08.2025 produced pursuant to order dated 17.07.2025; appellant expired 19.10.2010.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated; the appeal stands abated owing to the death of the sole appellant and the absence of any motion by his legal heirs or next friends. ¶¶14