p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLA No.434 of 2009 Lakhidhar Hial …. Appellant(s) Mr. G.N. Sahu, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Respondent(s) Mr. Ashok Kumar Apat, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 24.02.2026 06. 1. Pursuant to the order dated 10.02.2026, learned counsel for the State has produced the written instruction received from the I.I.C., Ambadola P.S. dated 23.02.2026, which indicates that the sole appellant-Lakhidhar Hial has expired on 05.05.2018. 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