Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction & Life Term Of Man For Committing Murder Of Mother & 18-Day-Old Brother
5 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction & Life Term Of Man For Committing Murder Of Mother & 18-Day-Old Brother

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The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment of man who was found guilty for commission of murder of his mother and 18-days-old infant brother. Rejecting the plea of insanity advanced by the appellant, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed – “Key pieces of evidence, including the consistent testimonies of witnesses, the recovery of the weapon at the Appellant's instance, and the medical evidence aligning with the injuries sustained by the victims, collectively point to the Appellant's culpability. The trial Court, after examining all the relevant evidence on record including the eye-witness account of the minor sister of the appellant, found the appellant guilty for commission of murder of the mother-son duo and sentenced him undergo imprisonment for life. Court's Findings After hearing the contentions raised by both the sides, the Court delineated the primary issues for consideration, viz., reliability of the testimony of the minor sister of the appellant, recovery of weapon of offence at the instance of the appellant and the acceptability of plea of insanity raised by the appellant.

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Wife Not Reporting About Missing Of Husband & Staying With Paramour Not Criminal Conspiracy U/S 120-B IPC: Orissa High Court
1 month, 1 week ago

Wife Not Reporting About Missing Of Husband & Staying With Paramour Not Criminal Conspiracy U/S 120-B IPC: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court on Thursday held that a wife not reporting the police about missing status of husband, not trying to trace him out and living passively with another man will not amount to criminal conspiracy. While acquitting the appellant-wife of the charge of criminal conspiracy, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed …

Wife Asking Hungry Husband To Wait For Preparation Of Food Not 'Grave & Sudden Provocation': Orissa High Court Upholds Murder Conviction
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1 month, 1 week ago

Wife Asking Hungry Husband To Wait For Preparation Of Food Not 'Grave & Sudden Provocation': Orissa High Court Upholds Murder Conviction

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The Orissa High Court has recently held that a wife asking her husband to wait for some time to have food, as preparation of food was underway, is not grave and sudden provocation which would lead him to cause injuries to her and take away her life. A housewife cannot be said to have caused grave and sudden provocation to …

Orissa High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Lawyer Accused Of Taking Money To Bribe Judge For Bail
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Orissa High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Lawyer Accused Of Taking Money To Bribe Judge For Bail

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The Orissa High Court recently declined to dismiss a criminal case against an advocate accused of accepting money, gold, and property deeds from a client in exchange for securing favorable bail outcomes from a now-retired High Court Judge.The single bench comprising Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra underscored the need for strict measures to uphold public confidence in the judicial system and. …

Mother Not Likely To Harm Unborn Baby By Committing Suicide: Orissa HC Upholds Conviction Of Ex-MLA For Pregnant Wife's Murder
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mother Not Likely To Harm Unborn Baby By Committing Suicide: Orissa HC Upholds Conviction Of Ex-MLA For Pregnant Wife's Murder

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The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction and life-term of former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ramamurty Gamango for murder of his pregnant wife in the year 1995 at his official residence. The Court observed that there was no motive for commission of the murder and there was no evidence of any rivalry or animosity between the couple. The …

'Disproportionate & Unwarranted': Orissa High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Triple Murder
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Disproportionate & Unwarranted': Orissa High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Triple Murder

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The Orissa High Court on Wednesday commuted the death penalty imposed upon a man convicted by the trial Court for commission of murder of three members of a family, including two women, in order to wreak vengeance relating to a landed property dispute. While handing down life imprisonment to the condemned prisoner so also to the co-accused, the Division Bench …

'Violated Sacred Trust & Duty': Odisha Court Sentences Man To Death For Stabbing Wife 33 Times, Slitting 6-Yr-Old Daughter's Throat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Violated Sacred Trust & Duty': Odisha Court Sentences Man To Death For Stabbing Wife 33 Times, Slitting 6-Yr-Old Daughter's Throat

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A Sessions Court in Odisha's Khurda district has sentenced a man to the extreme penalty of death for committing murder of his wife by stabbing 33 times and causing grievous hurt to his six-year-old daughter by slitting her throat. As she would have endured this savage attack, the deceased would have been overwhelmed by a flood of emotions: the shock …

'Undergone Mental Agony For Seven Years': Orissa HC Reduces Sentence Of Man Convicted U/S 354 IPC For Groping Co-Worker
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Undergone Mental Agony For Seven Years': Orissa HC Reduces Sentence Of Man Convicted U/S 354 IPC For Groping Co-Worker

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The Orissa High Court, while upholding guilt of a man for groping the breast of a co-worker in 2018, has reduced the sentence awarded by the trial Court to the period already undergone keeping in view, inter alia, the prolonged period of mental agony for pendency of trial. Providing relief to the 57 years-old appellant, the Single Bench of Justice …

Orissa HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment to rape-murder convict
6 months ago

Orissa HC commutes death sentence to life imprisonment to rape-murder convict

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The death sentence awarded to Sk Asif Ali, a rape and murder convict, by a Special Pocso court was commuted to imprisonment for life by the Orissa High Court on Thursday. Sk Asif Ali along with Sk Akil Ali was convicted by the Pocso Court in Jagatsinghpur for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl on November 21, …

Orissa High Court registers case clearance rate of 113.81% in first five months of 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Orissa High Court registers case clearance rate of 113.81% in first five months of 2024

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: As many as 1,44,418 cases are pending in the Orissa High Court of which 65,658 cases are over five years old, as per the National Judicial Data Grid on June 5. However, the records available in the Orissa High Court website indicate that 42,987 cases were disposed of during the first five months of this year. With a case …

S.391 CrPC | Additional Evidence Of Witness Can Be Recorded At Stage Of Death Reference If Needed For Arriving At Just Conclusion: Orissa High Court
7 months, 1 week ago

S.391 CrPC | Additional Evidence Of Witness Can Be Recorded At Stage Of Death Reference If Needed For Arriving At Just Conclusion: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has recently allowed a petition filed on behalf of nine persons, convicted and sentenced to death by trial Court for murder of three family members on the suspicion of witchcraft, for recording of additional evidence of a prosecution witness at the stage of hearing of death reference by the High Court. The Court placed reliance on …

“Every Sinner Has A Future”: Orissa High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted By Trial Court For Rape & Murder Of 6-Yr-Old Girl
7 months, 2 weeks ago

“Every Sinner Has A Future”: Orissa High Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Convicted By Trial Court For Rape & Murder Of 6-Yr-Old Girl

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The Orissa High Court, on Monday, commuted the capital punishment awarded to a man who was convicted by the trial court for committing rape and murder of a 6-year-old girl in 2018. However, the Court rejected such contention observing that: “The appellant was a co-villager and he was a family man having wife and children and there was nothing on …

Orissa High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Need For Background Analysis Of Convicts In Death Penalty Cases
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Orissa High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Need For Background Analysis Of Convicts In Death Penalty Cases

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The Orissa High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of need for background analysis of the convicts, so as to ascertain mitigating circumstances in their favour, before imposing the extreme sentence of death. Emphasizing the importance of providing real and effective hearing on the question of sentence, the Division Bench of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik …

Trial Court Cannot Morally Convict Accused In Absence Of Legal Proof: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction, Life Sentence
8 months, 1 week ago

Trial Court Cannot Morally Convict Accused In Absence Of Legal Proof: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction, Life Sentence

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The Karnataka High Court has set aside the murder conviction and life sentence imposed on three accused of setting ablaze a woman. Citing prosecution's failure to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt, a Division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice S Rachaiah remarked, “It appears that the trial court has morally convicted the accused in the absence of …

Judicial officers should not identify rape victims during trial: Orissa High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Judicial officers should not identify rape victims during trial: Orissa High Court

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: Expressing serious displeasure over disclosure of identity of a minor rape victim in the deposition sheet at a trial court, a single judge bench of the Orissa High Court has directed the Registry, with the permission of Chief Justice, to circulate his judgment specifying the norms among the subordinate judiciary while dealing with such cases. The single judge bench …

Mere 'Absconding' Not Conclusive Proof Of Guilt Against Accused In Cases Of Murder: Orissa High Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Mere 'Absconding' Not Conclusive Proof Of Guilt Against Accused In Cases Of Murder: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has clarified that merely because an accused person absconded, he cannot be held guilty of the alleged crime and in cases of grave crimes like murder, the solitary conduct of the accused in absconding may not be given undue weightage ignoring other factors. So far as the 'last seen theory' is concerned, the Court observed that …

Testimony Of Sole Eyewitness Who Is The Complainant Needs Examination With Great Caution : Supreme Court
1 year ago

Testimony Of Sole Eyewitness Who Is The Complainant Needs Examination With Great Caution : Supreme Court

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Recently, the Supreme Court, observed that in a case where the appellant/complainant was an interested sole eyewitness being the father of the deceased and had long enmity with the accused persons, his testimony has to be examined with great caution. The Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal made these observations while affirming the impugned order of the …

'Testimony Of Victim Does Not Inspire Confidence & Remains Uncorroborated': Gauhati High Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction
1 year ago

'Testimony Of Victim Does Not Inspire Confidence & Remains Uncorroborated': Gauhati High Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction

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The Gauhati High Court recently set aside the conviction of a man under Section 4 of the POCSO Act passed by the Trial Court, by giving him the benefit of the doubt on the ground that the testimony of the victim girl remained uncorroborated. The single-judge bench of Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita observed: “……considering the fact that the testimony of …

[S.27 Arms Act] Mere Recovery Of Weapon Based On Accused's Confession Insufficient, Ballistic Expert Opinion Vital: Patna High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

[S.27 Arms Act] Mere Recovery Of Weapon Based On Accused's Confession Insufficient, Ballistic Expert Opinion Vital: Patna High Court

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The Patna High Court while overturning the convictions of eight individuals in a murder case, has opined that the mere discovery of weapons, specifically pistols and cartridges, based on the confessions of the accused, without the input of a ballistic expert, was insufficient to establish the charge under Section 27 of the Arms Act. Moreover, there was no attempt made …

‘A Person Hardly Expected To Outrage Modesty Of Aunt Along With Brother’: Orissa High Court Quashes Man's Conviction U/S 354 IPC
1 year, 2 months ago

‘A Person Hardly Expected To Outrage Modesty Of Aunt Along With Brother’: Orissa High Court Quashes Man's Conviction U/S 354 IPC

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The Orissa High has acquitted a man accused of outraging the modesty of his aunt, being associated with other accused persons including his brother, in a 31-year-old-case. While giving relief to the appellant, the Single Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra observed, “Learned Sessions Judge therefore, could not persuade himself to believe that an elder brother and younger brother would jointly …

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction In 2009 Case As Post Mortem Report Not Proved Through 'Competent Person Of Medical Science'
1 year, 4 months ago

Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction In 2009 Case As Post Mortem Report Not Proved Through 'Competent Person Of Medical Science'

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The Gauhati High Court has set aside the murder conviction in a case dating back to 2009 on the ground that the prosecution did not examine any competent person of medical science with regard to the post-mortem report which was found admissible under Section 32 of Indian Evidence Act by the trial court. The division bench of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir …

S.444 CrPC | Court Should Not Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against Surety If He Seeks To Discharge Himself: Orissa High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

S.444 CrPC | Court Should Not Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against Surety If He Seeks To Discharge Himself: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has recently held that Courts should not initiate criminal proceedings against sureties if they seek to discharge themselves. Nowhere it is provided that when a surety seeks to discharge himself, the Court concerned shall initiate criminal proceedings against him,” the Court observed. The appellant on receipt of the notice filed his show cause and stated his …

Orissa High Court Quashes Murder Charge Against Malkangiri’s Ex-Collector For Suspicious Death Of PA, Substitutes With ‘Abetment To Suicide’ Charge
1 year, 6 months ago

Orissa High Court Quashes Murder Charge Against Malkangiri’s Ex-Collector For Suspicious Death Of PA, Substitutes With ‘Abetment To Suicide’ Charge

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The Orissa High Court has quashed the murder charge levelled against IAS officer Manish Agarwal, a former Collector of the district of Malkangiri, for mysterious death of his Personal Assistant in 2019. However, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra sustained the charge of abetment to suicide and criminal conspiracy against the ex-District Magistrate and other accused persons and …

'Wife Was Murdered Only Because She Strongly Protested Against Their Illicit Relation': Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Of Husband, His Lover
1 year, 6 months ago

'Wife Was Murdered Only Because She Strongly Protested Against Their Illicit Relation': Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Of Husband, His Lover

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The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment awarded by the trial court to a man, and his lover, who killed his wife after setting her ablaze in 2011 merely because she was a strong protester of their illicit relationship. “This version of P.W.-3 that the accused-appellants, namely, Jaikishan @ Bablu and Anita used to …

Confession Made To Police Officer In Absence Of Magistrate Can't Form Basis For Murder Conviction: Gauhati High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Confession Made To Police Officer In Absence Of Magistrate Can't Form Basis For Murder Conviction: Gauhati High Court

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The Gauhati High Court recently acquitted a woman who was convicted by the trial court for murder of her husband, on the ground that her confession made to the police without corroboration cannot be the basis for the conviction. In view of the fact that the alleged statement/confession made by the appellant has only been made to police officers, the …

Orissa High Court Refuses To Reverse 29 Yrs Old Acquittal Order In 'Civil Dispute' Painted As Theft Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Orissa High Court Refuses To Reverse 29 Yrs Old Acquittal Order In 'Civil Dispute' Painted As Theft Case

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The Orissa High Court has recently declined to interfere in an appeal against acquittal of some persons, which was recorded by a Magistrate Court in 1994, for allegedly cutting and removing away paddy from the complainant’s field. While dismissing the appeal, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy said: “One of the important facts, which weighed in the mind …

Important Decisions Of Orissa High Court In 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Important Decisions Of Orissa High Court In 2022

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The year 2022 has come to an end. Right Of Accused To Recall Witness U/S 311 CrPC Can't Always Be Denied In Lieu Of Prosecutrix's Right U/S 33 POCSO Act: Orissa High Court Case Title: Pidika Sambaru v. State of Odisha & Anr. "Transgender Has Every Right To Choose Gender": Orissa High Court Orders Family Pension To Transwoman Case Title: …

Orissa High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1-165]
1 year, 11 months ago

Orissa High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1-165]

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Index of Citations The Orissa High Court has reiterated that even after an ex parte decree is set aside under Order IX Rule 13 of the CPC, defendant neither can be relegated to the original position nor can be allowed to file written statement. NDPS | Extension Beyond Statutory Period In Submitting Chargesheet Cannot Be Granted Without Giving Hearing To …

Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction Of Dara Singh & Other Accused In 1999 Father Arul Doss Murder Case
2 years, 3 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Conviction Of Dara Singh & Other Accused In 1999 Father Arul Doss Murder Case

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The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction of Dara Singh alias Rabindra Kumar Pal and his co-accused for the murder of Father Arul Doss in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha in the year 1999. Accordingly, the Court held that it is not possible in the present case to sustain the conviction against the four Appellants for the offence punishable under …

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentences Of Murder Convicts Basing Upon Testimony Of 'Child Witness'
2 years, 3 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentences Of Murder Convicts Basing Upon Testimony Of 'Child Witness'

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The Orissa High Court has upheld the life imprisonment of two murder convicts while placing reliance upon the testimony of a child witness. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Chittaranjan Dash observed, "In the present case, the Court is satisfied that the evidence of PW-14, the child witness, is clear and cogent without any contradictions …

"Sacred Relation Of Uncle & Niece Was Besmirched": PH High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Raped 12-Year-Old Niece
2 years, 3 months ago

"Sacred Relation Of Uncle & Niece Was Besmirched": PH High Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Man Who Raped 12-Year-Old Niece

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence awarded to a man who had raped his own 12-year-old niece in the year 2008. Noting that the accused was the real uncle of the victim, the Court remarked thus:"The factual matrix of this appeal is unfortunately related to a sordid and obnoxious incident, where the appellant, who …

Orissa High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Woman On False Assurance Of Marriage
2 years, 6 months ago

Orissa High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Woman On False Assurance Of Marriage

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The Orissa High Court has recently denied bail to a man, who was accused of having sexual intercourse against the will of a woman on the false assurance of marriage. While rejecting the bail, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi quoted the following observation made by the Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Madanlal, "Dignity …

Honourable Exoneration In Departmental Proceedings Would Warrant Quashing Of Criminal Prosecution Arising From Same Set Of Facts: Orissa High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Honourable Exoneration In Departmental Proceedings Would Warrant Quashing Of Criminal Prosecution Arising From Same Set Of Facts: Orissa High Court

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In a landmark decision, the Orissa High Court has held that honourable exoneration in departmental proceedings would warrant quashment of criminal prosecution which emanated from the same set of facts. While quashing criminal charges against the petitioner, a Single Judge Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar held, "…in the facts and circumstances of the present case where on the …

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Term Of Man Accused Of Killing Cousin-Brother After State Govt Remitted His Sentence
2 years, 7 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Life Term Of Man Accused Of Killing Cousin-Brother After State Govt Remitted His Sentence

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The Orissa High Court has confirmed the conviction and the ensuing life term imposed on a man for committing murder of his cousin-brother. While dismissing the appeal filed by the accused against his conviction, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik found no reason to interfere with the reasoned order of the Trial …

"No Reason For Close Relatives To Falsely Accuse": Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Cousin Brother
2 years, 7 months ago

"No Reason For Close Relatives To Falsely Accuse": Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Cousin Brother

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The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction of a person, who was sentenced to life for committing murder of his cousin-brother. While dismissing the appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "This is not a case of mistaken identity since all the witnesses are close relations of both the accused …

Orissa High Court Gives Clean-Chit To Jail Authorities In 2007 Kendrapara Custodial Death Case
2 years, 8 months ago

Orissa High Court Gives Clean-Chit To Jail Authorities In 2007 Kendrapara Custodial Death Case

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The Orissa High Court has given clean-chit to the Kendrapara sub-jail authorities in a custodial death case of 2007. While dismissing the petition, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "There is no material on the basis of which this Court can come to a conclusion that the death of late Susanta …

Orissa High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Order Passed Against A Judicial Officer For Being Inefficient
2 years, 10 months ago

Orissa High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Order Passed Against A Judicial Officer For Being Inefficient

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The Orissa High Court last week dismissed a writ plea filed by a Judicial Officer challenging the order of compulsory retirement passed agaisnt him in the year 2012 on account of not possessing the standard efficiency required to discharge the duty of a Judge.While referring to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Rajasthan State Road Transport …

Patna High Court Acquits Man On Death Row For Failure Of Police To Inspect Scene Of Crime
3 years, 4 months ago

Patna High Court Acquits Man On Death Row For Failure Of Police To Inspect Scene Of Crime

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The Patna High Court on Friday acquitted a person who was sentenced to death for allegedly raping and killing a 16 year old girl in Bhojpur district, Bihar. "In view of the inordinate and unexplained delay in lodging the FIR, the casual manner in which the investigation was carried out, the investigating officer did not inspect the place of occurrence …

Orissa High Court Issues Notice On A Decade Old Plea Seeking Compensation For Incarceration In Allegedly False Sedition Case
3 years, 4 months ago

Orissa High Court Issues Notice On A Decade Old Plea Seeking Compensation For Incarceration In Allegedly False Sedition Case

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The Orissa High Court has ordered fresh issuance of notices to the Respondents in a decade-old matter for compensation to a lawyer-activist, allegedly incarcerated on the false charge of sedition.A division of Bench of Chief Justice Muralidhar and Justice BP Routray rejuvenated the matter by ordering fresh notices, upon observing that the case was only listed twice in the last …

Orissa High Court Asks Woman to Hand Over Custody of 15-Month-Old Baby to His Father
3 years, 11 months ago

Orissa High Court Asks Woman to Hand Over Custody of 15-Month-Old Baby to His Father

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The Orissa High Court has allowed a man to take custody of his 15-month-old son observing that continuance of the custody of the toddler with the mother, who is now staying separately, would be detrimental to the child’s mental and physical development and may also affect his psychology negatively. “In case of her failure to do so, the police shall …

Filing Fabricated Evidence BeforeCourt For Gaining Unfair Advantage Amounts To Contempt of Court: Orissa High Court
4 years ago

Filing Fabricated Evidence BeforeCourt For Gaining Unfair Advantage Amounts To Contempt of Court: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court on Monday while dealing with an interim bail application held that that filing of a forged or fabricated document in the Court with a purpose of getting any relief amounts to criminal contempt within the meaning of Sec. Filing Fabricated and Forged Documents Amounts to Criminal Contempt The Court while interpreting the meaning of criminal contempt …

[Rape And Murder of Minor] Orissa HC Sets Aside Conviction For Rape, Commutes Death Penalty To Life Imprisonment
4 years, 1 month ago

[Rape And Murder of Minor] Orissa HC Sets Aside Conviction For Rape, Commutes Death Penalty To Life Imprisonment

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The Orissa High Court last week commutted the death sentence of a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment while upholding his conviction for murder of a 9-year-old girl, but acquitting him of charges of raping her. "The oral evidence of witnesses who saw the dead body and found blood stain on the private part of the deceased without corroboration from any …

'Lost Years Can't Be Restored', Orissa HC Sets Aside 34 Yrs Old Judgment Convicting 2 Persons U/S 304 Part II & 324 Of IPC Respectively [Read Judgment]
4 years, 3 months ago

'Lost Years Can't Be Restored', Orissa HC Sets Aside 34 Yrs Old Judgment Convicting 2 Persons U/S 304 Part II & 324 Of IPC Respectively [Read Judgment]

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The Orissa High Court on Tuesday set aside 34 years old judgment and order dated 21.07.1988 passed by Sessions Judge, Dhenkanal in S.T. The said judgment and order of conviction of the appellant no.1 Nitia @ Nityananda Behera under section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code and that of the appellant no.2 Madhia @ Madhab Behera under section …

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