IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRA No.288 of 2000 Mani Rout …. Appellant(s) (None) -versus- State of Odisha …. Respondent(s) Mr. Jateswar Naik, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 09.07.2026 11. 1. Pursuant to the order dated 19.05.2026, learned counsel for the State has produced the written instruction received from the I.I.C., Purighat P.S., Cuttack UPD dated 02.07.2026, which indicates that the sole appellant-Mani Rout has expired on 12.09.2025. The written instruction is taken on record. 2. Therefore, in absence of any motion on behalf of the legal heirs or the next friends of the deceased- appellant to press the appeal, the appeal stands abated. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna Designation: Senior Stenographer