IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

CRA No.164 of 1996

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

Procedure Code, 1973)

Sujit Behera ……. Appellant

-Versus-

State of Orissa ……. Respondent

For the Appellant : Mr. Biswa Kumar Mishra, Advocate

For the Respondent : Mr. Raj Bhusan Dash, ASC

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA

Date of Hearing : 13.11.2025 Date of Judgment: 18.11.2025

S.S. Mishra, J. The appellant Sujit Behera has assailed the judgment of conviction and the order of sentence dated 18.05.1996 passed by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Phulbani in S.T. No.92 of 1995 (Arising out of G.R. Case No.187 of 1994 on the file of the J.M.F.C., G. Udayagiri) in convicting him for the alleged commission of the offence punishable under Section 325 of the IPC read with Section 3(1)(x) of the S.C. & S.T. (PoA) Act, 1989 and sentenced him to undergo S.I. for two years for the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the S.C. & S.T. (PoA) Act and further sentenced to pay a fine of

Rs.1,000/- (Rupees one thousand), in default, to undergo further S.I. for two months. In view of the sentence imparted for the offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the S.C. & S.T. (PoA) A