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THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Prasanta Kumar Bhaduri @ Prasanta Kumar Bhadury – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appellant's conviction and appeal process. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. description of the offense and investigation. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court's reliance on evidence and application of law. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. defense contradictions vs. prosecution claims. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 5. dispute over evidence and reasonable doubt. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 6. acquittal based on benefit of doubt. (Para 14) |
| 7. final judgment and recognition of amicus curiae. (Para 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT :
S.S. Mishra, J.
The sole appellant by filing the present appeal has assailed the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.11.1995 passed by the learned Judge (Special Court), Sambalpur in T.R. Case No. 12 of 1991, whereby the appellant has been convicted for commission of offence under section 7 of the E.C. Act for having violated clause-3 and sub-clause-2 of the Orissa Rice and Paddy Control Order, 1965 and, thereby, sentencing him to undergo S.I. for three months and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- (rupees one thousand), in default to undergo S.I. for a further period of one month.
2. The present appeal is pending since 1995. When the matter was listed for hearing, consistently none appeared for the appellant. There
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