CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in the abovementioned matters, the same were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. However, this Court finds it appropriate to treat CRLMC No.4919 of 2025 as the leading case for the purpose of adjudication. 2. The Petitioner, in the present petition, challenges the initiation and continuance of the proceedings pending against hi...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The Petitioner has filed the instantCriminal Appeal under Section 378 (1) and (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ Section 419 (1) and (3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, invoking the appellant jurisdiction of this Court. The appeal is preferred against the Judgment dated 28.02.2005 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jeypore, in Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 2004 arising out of P...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The Appellant has filed the instantCriminal Appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ Section 419(1) &(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, invoking the appellant jurisdiction of this Court. The appeal is preferred against the Judgment dated 17.09.2009 passed by the learned Ad Hoc Additional Sessions Judge,Fast Track Court No. II, Bhubaneswar, whereby the Respondnet was ac...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The appellant in the present appeal challenges the judgment, order of conviction and sentence dated 24.05.2024 passed by the learned 3 rdAdditional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (N.D.P.S.), Berhampur, Ganjam in Case No. 2(a) C.C. 29 of 2023 (N), whereby the appellant has been convicted under Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the N.D.P.S. Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 (ten) year...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The Appellants have filed the instant Criminal Appeals under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ Section 415(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, invoking the appellate jurisdiction of this Court. The appeals are preferred against the Judgment dated 19.04.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cumPresiding Officer, Designated Court under OPID, Balasore, in Special C...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The Appellants have filed the instant Criminal Appeals under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973/ Section 415(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, invoking the appellate jurisdiction of this Court. The appeals are preferred against the Judgment dated 19.04.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cumPresiding Officer, Designated Court under OPID, Balasore, in Special C...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The present appeal arises out of the judgment dated 12.05.2023 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court under the POCSO Act, Bhawanipatna, in C.T. Case No.73 of 2022 (POCSO)/T.R. No. 100 of 2022, whereby the appellant was convicted under Section 4 of the POCSO Act and Section 384 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and 3 years respectively with fines. I. F...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. The appellants faced trial for murder in S.T. Case No. 290/1 of 97-2000 in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Deogarh and were convicted under Section 302/34 of IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Be it noted that another person namely, Bhakta Pradhan, who was a co-accused and father of the present appellants, died before the charge was framed for which, the case abated against him. 2. P...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. Both these appeals have arisen out of the same judgment and hence, were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. 2. The appellants faced trial along with one Rajib Kumar Mallick @ Piki in S.T. Case No. 48/6 of 2003 in the Court of learned Adhoc. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Rourkela for committing the murder of one Arjuna Mohananda. While Rajib Kumar Mall...
CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31: 1. Both these appeals have arisen out of the same judgment and hence, were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. 2. The appellants faced trial along with one Rajib Kumar Mallick @ Piki in S.T. Case No. 48/6 of 2003 in the Court of learned Adhoc. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Rourkela for committing the murder of one Arjuna Mohananda. While Rajib Kumar Mall...