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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Binod Gantayat – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. judgment of conviction and sentence. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. altercation leading to death. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. trial court's conclusions on evidence. (Para 7) |
| 4. credibility of eyewitnesses and evidence context. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. seizure of the weapon and its corroboration. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 6. nature of the attack as unpremeditated. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 7. modification of sentence based on context. (Para 17 , 18) |
JUDGMENT :
The present Criminal Appeal is preferred by the appellants, challenging the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.02.1994 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Balasore in S.T. Case No. 1/146 of 1993/92, whereby the learned trial Court convicted appellant No. 1 Binod Gantayat under Section 304 IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years, and convicted appellant No. 2 Gunadhar Gantayat under Section 342 IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten months and pay a fine of Rs.500/- in default to R.I. for two months more.
3. The appeal has been pending since 1994. Consistently, none appeared for the appellants despite repeated calls. Therefore, this Court requested Mr. Bijaya Kumar Ragada, learned counsel
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