THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

CRA No. 259 of 1999

(In the matter of an application under Section 374(2) of Criminal

Procedure Code)

Sunil Patra @ Sunil Bihari Patra

and others …… Appellants

-Versus-

State of Orissa ……. Respondent

For the Appellants : Mr. Devashis Panda, Advocate

For the Respondent : Mr. A.K. Apat, AGA

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA

Date of Hearing: 18.11.2025 : Date of Judgment: 27.11.2025

S.S. Mishra, J. The appellants have preferred the present appeal assailing the judgment and order dated 04.10.1999 passed by the learned Special Judge, Balasore in Special Case No. 29 of 1996. By the said judgment, the learned trial Court convicted the appellants for the offences punishable under Sections 448/353/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act read with Section 34 of the IPC.

Consequent thereto, the appellants were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of Rs.100/-, and in default thereof, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for fifteen days for the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act