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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Bishnu Sahu – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.S. Mishra, J.
The present appeal has been preferred by the convicts assailing the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 27.12.2008 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (F.T.C.), Patnagarh in Sessions Case No. 68/15 of 2008 (Arising out of G.R.354 of 2006 of the Court of S.D.J.M., Patnagarh), whereby the learned Trial Court, while acquitting the accused persons of the charges under Sections 147 , 148, 307 and 294 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, convicted accused-appellant No.3 for the offence punishable under Section 323 IPC and all the accused persons for the offence under Section 341 read with , sentencing accused-appellant No.3 to undergo simple imprisonment for two months with a fine of Rs.1,000/- (in default, to undergo S.I. for fifteen days) and directing all the convicts to pay a fine of Rs.500/- each for the offence under /149 (in default, to undergo S.I. for ten days).
2. While the appeal was pending, this Court has been apprised that appellant no.1-Bishnu Sahu has expired. Therefore, vide order dated 26.02.2026, the appeal against the deceased appellant No.1 stood abated, in the absence of any motion on behalf, the l
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