Rameya Sethi vs State Of Orissa - 2026 Supreme(Ori) 277

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2026 Supreme(Ori) 277

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
MANASH RANJAN PATHAK, SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Rameya Sethi – Appellant
Versus
State Of Orissa – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Karnain Sattar, Advocate, Ms. Bharati Dash, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, Addl. Government Advocate

Table of Content
1. factual background of the case and offenses. (Para 1 , 2)
2. description of the events leading to the attack. (Para 3 , 4)
3. prosecution case and evidence presented. (Para 6 , 7)
4. counsels' arguments for both sides. (Para 8)
5. analysis of witness credibility and findings. (Para 12 , 13)
6. court's reasoning regarding witnesses' testimony. (Para 14 , 15 , 16)
7. examination of evidence consistency and motives. (Para 17 , 18 , 19)
8. clarification on weapon recovery and its relevance. (Para 20 , 21)
9. conclusion on motive and evidence weight. (Para 22 , 23)
10. final judgment reasoning. (Para 24)
11. conclusion and order of appeals. (Para 25)

JUDGMENT :

SASHIKANTA MISHRA, J.

Both these appeals, though filed against separate judgments, arise out of the same incident and were heard together. As such, both appeals are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. The appellants in CRA No. 36 of 1999 faced trial in SC Nos.142/98 and 244/98 in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Ganjam-Gajapati at Berhampur for the offences under Sections 148 , 302/149 and 307/149 of IPC . They were convicted by judgment dated 11.01.1999 for the aforementioned offences and sentenced to undergo impris