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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
R.K. PATTANAIK
Hemnata @ Nabin Meher – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case and charges. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court's analysis on the evidence and testimonies. (Para 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 15) |
| 3. arguments regarding discrepancies in evidence. (Para 4 , 10 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. principle regarding conviction without charge. (Para 14 , 16) |
| 5. affirmation of the trial court's judgment. (Para 17 , 18) |
JUDGMENT:
R.K. PATTANAIK, J.
1. Instant revision is filed by the petitioners assailing the impugned judgment dated 27th March, 2025 passed in connection with Criminal Appeal No.10 of 2024 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kantabanji confirming the order of conviction and sentence dated 23rd November, 2024 of the learned Assistant Sessions Judge, Kantabanji in S.C. Case No.83/37 of 2013 on the grounds inter alia that the same are liable to be interfered with and set aside.
2. The petitioners faced trial in S.C. Case No.83/37 of 2013 for the offences under Sections 452 ,341,354 and 506 read with 34 IPC combinedly and in addition, petitioner No.1 under Sections 366 and 376 IPC. The prosecution case in brief is that the alleged occurrence took place on 1st June, 2012, during and in course of which, the petitioners entered inside the house
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The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for reliable and corroborated testimony, along with the importance of medical evidence and the need to explain delays in lodging FI....
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Delay in FIR, if satisfactorily explained, does not affect the prosecution case; non-seizure of a weapon does not negate established evidence of guilt.
The prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, leading to the conviction's reversal.
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