THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRA No. 100 of 1994 (In the matter of an application under Section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973)

1. Multu @ Tarachand Mohanta (Dead)

2. Gurucharan Mohanta

3. Sambhu @ Sadhu Charan Mohanta

4. Hulku @ Madhucharan Mohanta ……. Appellants -Versus-

State of Orissa ……. Respondent For the Appellants : Mr. H.K. Mohanta, Advocate For the Respondent : Mr. Sobhan Panigrahi, ASC CORAM THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Date of Hearing: 10.02.2026 : Date of Judgment: 19.02.2026 S.S. Mishra, J. Four convicts have jointly preferred the present appeal assailing the judgment and order dated 22.01.1994 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Mayurbhanj, Baripada in S.T. No. 12 of 1992. By the impugned judgment, the learned Trial Court found the appellants guilty of offences punishable under Sections 148, 323 read with Section 149 and 304 Part-II read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. Consequently, each of the appellants was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months for the offence under Section 323 read with Section 149 IPC and further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years for the offence