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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Dulla Kisku – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. conviction under e.c. act based on evidence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. trial court's reasoning for conviction. (Para 5) |
| 3. arguments focused on sentencing and appellant's background. (Para 6 , 8) |
| 4. judicial reliance on precedent for probation eligibility. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. appeal disposed with probation instead of imprisonment. (Para 11 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA, J.
1. The present Criminal Appeal, filed by the appellant under Section 374 of the Cr. P.C., is directed against the judgment and order dated 09.08.1996 passed by the learned Special Court, Mayurbhanj, Baripada in G.R. Case No.23 of 1989/T.C. No.6 of 1990, whereby the learned trial Court has convicted the accused-appellant along with another accused for the offences punishable under Section 7 and 8 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (herein after ‘E.C. Act’ for brevity) and, accordingly, sentenced them to undergo R.I. for three months each.
2. The prosecution has charged the appellant for the alleged commission of the offences under Sections 7 and 8 of the E.C. Act read with the provisions of the Orissa Rice and Paddy Control Order, 1965.
3. The prosecution case in brief and terse is that on 23.02.198
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