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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
A.K.MOHAPATRA
K. Sukhjit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments regarding the freezing of bank accounts. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. court’s directive for resolution of account status. (Para 7 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. analysis of power to freeze accounts under law. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. final order disposing of the revision. (Para 16) |
2. The prosecution case, in gist, is that at about 2.00 A.M. on 31.01.2021, the informant found one Red coloured Tractor and trolly without registration and one motorcycle and one Red coloured Creta Car parked in a suspicious manner on the road leading to Shanti Nagar from M.V.-72. On search, the police party detected with contraband ganja measuring 1411 Kgs. were kept in such vehicles. It is further alleged that on seeing the police party, the accused persons fled away from the spot taking advantage of the darkness of the night. However, the police party could manage to apprehend six accused persons, namely, Gopal Ray, Bikram Mandal, Mahananda Haldar, Mohammed Gulrez, Surjit Singh and Rajesh Mandal. It is further alleged that the aforesaid contraband ganja was recovered from the exclusive and conscious possession of
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