IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRA No.2 of 1997 Biswanath Swain …. Appellant(s) Mr. D. P. Dhal, Senior Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Respondent(s) Mr. Raj Bhusan Dash, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 19.08.2025 11. 1. Pursuance to the order dated 14.08.2023, learned counsel for the State has produced the written instruction received from the I.I.C., Banpur P.S. dated 19.08.2025, which indicates that the sole appellant-Biswanath Swain has expired. The written instruction is taken on record. 2. 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 Ashok Designation: Senior Stenographer