Rabindra Nath v. Republic of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; CRLREV No. 106 of 2004; Justice Savitri Ratho; order dated 04.02.2026; criminal revision under Section 401 CrPC dismissed on petitioner's death; petitioner Rabindra Nath Panigrahi expired 04.09.2019 (PC, CBI, ACB Bhubaneswar report dated 27.01.2026 and death certificate); conviction under IPC Sections 120-B and 420 confirmed by Sessions Judge, Khurda at Bhubaneswar in Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2001 (judgment dated 05.02.2004); original conviction and sentencing by Special C.J.M. (C.B.I.), Bhubaneswar in S.P.E. Case No. 19 of 1991 (T.R. No. 05 of 1993) dated 16.10.2001; three years rigorous imprisonment; fine Rs.5000/- default six months RI; concurrent sentences; counsel: Sudhir Kumar Sahoo / Siva Shankar Chaini (petitioner), Sarthak Nayak Special Public Prosecutor-cum-Retainer Counsel CBI (Opp. Party).
What did the court decide?
In view of the submission (supported by the report dated 27.01.2026 of the PC, CBI, ACB, Bhubaneswar and the petitioner's death certificate) that the petitioner Rabindra Nath Panigrahi expired on 04.09.2019, the Criminal Revision is dismissed.