Satya Narayan Meher vs State of Orissa

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 122

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Satya Narayan Meher – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Kirtan Badhei, Advocate and Mr. Subham Ghosh, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Ashok Kumar Apat, AGA

Table of Content
1. appellants challenged conviction and sentence. (Para 1 , 2)
2. prosecution's narrative and witnesses. (Para 3 , 5)
3. defence denies complicity in assault. (Para 4 , 10 , 12)
4. assessment of evidence and legal conclusions. (Para 7 , 14)
5. court relied on significant witness statements. (Para 9 , 11)
6. conviction modified based on injury assessment. (Para 15 , 16)
7. final sentencing decision by the court. (Para 17 , 19)

JUDGMENT :

In this appeal, the appellants have challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 08.08.1995 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Balangir in Sessions Case No.41 of 1995, whereby the learned Trial Court has convicted the appellants under Section 304(Part-II) read with Section 34 of the I.P.C and sentenced them to undergo rigorous R.I. for five years each.

3. The prosecution case in terse and brief is that on 19/20.08.1994 at about 1.30 A.M., P.W.1-Urmila Meher, wife of deceased Chintamani Meher submitted a written report before the O.I.C., Patnagarh Police Station alleging that, at about 5.30 P.M., her husband had been to their land locally known as “Rangalduli” where they had transplanted the paddy plants. After half an

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