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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Suchismita Behera @ Prusty – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa (Vigilance) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the confiscation case and appeals. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. arguments of the appellants on property release. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. respondents' opposition to property release. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. court's analysis on property confiscation. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. legal authority to decide the confiscated application. (Para 23) |
| 6. conclusion and disposal of the appeal. (Para 24) |
JUDGMENT :
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA, J.
The present appeal has been filed under Section 17 of the Orissa Special Courts Act, 2006, challenging the order dated 10.09.2024, passed by the learned Authorized Officer, Special Court, Bhubaneswar, in Confiscation Case No. 2 of 2011, whereby the petition filed by the appellants under Section 19 of the Orissa Special Courts Act, 2006, seeking release of the confiscated properties of late Suryanarayan Behera, has been rejected.
2. The present appeal arises from the confiscation proceedings initiated against late Suryanarayan Behera, who alleged to had accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The Vigilance Department registered a case against him under Sections 13 (1)(e) read with 13(2) of the
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