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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Raghu @ Raghunath Mahakud – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.S. Mishra, J.
The present Criminal Appeal is preferred by the appellants assailing the judgment and order dated 11th September, 2009 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court-II), Bhadrak in Sessions Trial No. 22/16 of 2009, convicting the appellants for the offence under Section 324 /34 of the Indian Penal Code (herein after “the Code” for brevity) and sentenced them to undergo R.I. for a period of one year each.
2. Heard Ms. Sartika Das, learned Counsel for the appellants and Mr. Sobhan Panigrahi, learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State.
3. The accused persons, namely Raghu @ Raghunath Mohakud and Smt. Kuni Mohakud, stood prosecuted for commission of an offence punishable under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code before the learned Trial Court.
4. The prosecution case, in brief, is that accused Raghu @ Raghunath Mohakud and the informant (P.W.1) Bhagirathi Mohakud are brothers and residents of village Balinagar under Basudebpur Police Station. Their houses are situated adjacent to each other. Accused Kuni Mohakud is the wife of Raghu @ Raghunath Mohakud. The injured, Kumari Mangalata @ Mamata Mohakud (P.W.2), is the da
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