E. Sankar Rao vs State Of Odisha (Vig.)

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2025 Supreme(Ori) 799

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
A.K. MOHAPATRA
E. Sankar Rao – Appellant
Versus
State Of Odisha (Vig.) – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Pratiek Parija, Advocate Along With Mr. Bishnu Prasad Pradhan, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. N. Moharana, Standing Counsel For Vigilance Department

Table of Content
1. background of a criminal proceeding against the petitioner. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. defenses and arguments raised by the petitioner. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 16)
3. defense arguments regarding prosecution appropriateness. (Para 18 , 19 , 20)
4. court’s observations on evidence and prosecution's responsibilities. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
5. final ruling on proceeding and investigation. (Para 31)

JUDGMENT :

1. The above named Petitioner, who is a government employee, has been implicated as an accused in a case involving the charge of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, initiated at the instance of the Vigilance Department, Government of Odisha. Consequently, the Petitioner has approached this Court by filing the present application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. which corresponds to Section 528 of the BNSS .

3. The case of the prosecution, on a narrow compass, is that on getting reliable information regarding acquisition of disproportionate assets by the Petitioner, the Vigilance Police, Odisha conducted a search at his residence, office and residence of his relatives simultaneously. On the basis of such search, it has been alle