Panu Kisan v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: abatement of criminal appeal on appellant's death; JCRLA No.92 of 2010; Panu Kisan v. State of Odisha; no legal heir applied for leave to continue appeal within prescribed period; proviso sub-rule (2) Section 394 Cr.P.C.; Section 435 B.N.S.S.; Inspector-in-charge Lahunipada police station report 24.07.2025 appellant died since 2018; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; order dated 14.08.2025; S.K. Sahoo; Chittaranjan Dash.
What did the court decide?
As no legal heir of the appellant filed any application within the prescribed period seeking leave to continue the appeal, and as per the proviso under sub-rule (2) of Section 394 Cr.P.C. corresponding to Section 435 B.N.S.S., the JCRLA stands abated and was accordingly disposed of. ¶15