Nandalal Bhoi v. State
Criminal Appeal – Abatement – Sole appellant Nandalal Bhoi died in the year 2006
Case brief
What is this about?
CRA No.172 of 2000, Nandalal Bhoi versus State of Odisha, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Order No.7 dated 07.04.2026 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra: criminal appeal abated following death of the sole appellant in 2006; SP Vigilance, Sambalpur Division report taken on record; no motion by legal heirs or next friends; no adjudication on merits. Mr. M.S. Rizvi, ASC (Vigilance), appeared for the State.
What did the court decide?
The appeal stands abated on account of the death of the sole appellant; no substantive relief adjudicated on merits. ¶14