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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Pravakar Das – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. conviction basis on eyewitness testimony. (Para 1 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. arguments on witness credibility and procedural issues. (Para 2 , 7) |
| 3. court's analysis of evidence and judgment precedent. (Para 5 , 6 , 11) |
| 4. application of reformative approach under probation laws. (Para 8 , 10) |
| 5. final order of probation instead of imprisonment. (Para 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT :
The present Criminal Appeal is preferred by the appellants assailing the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 05.04.2001 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj in S.T. Case No. 31/151 of 2000 arising out of G.R. Case No.173 of 1999 (T.C. No.1190 of 1999) convicting them under Sections 148/452/332/324/149 IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for three months and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default to undergo R.I. for a further period of fifteen days on each count. The sentences were directed to run consecutively.
3. The narrative of prosecution report in the present case is that the informant Prasanta Kumar Sahoo lodged a written report alleging therein that on 26.5.99 he was the B.D.O. of Bahalda Block. On that day at about 8.10 A.M. when he was discharging his official du
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