Orissa Court June 1983 Judgments
Madhuban Dharai and ors. Vs. State
Court: Orissa
Decided on: Jun-30-1983
Reported in: 56(1983)CLT185; 1983CriLJ1711
P.K. Mohanti, Actg. C.J.1. The appellants, three in number, have been convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34, I.P.C. and each of them has been sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life.2. Appellant No. 1 Madhuban Dharai and appellant No. 2 Brundaban Dharai are brothers and appellant No. 3 Tebha Dharai is their mother.3. The charge against the appellants was that on 7-8-1977 about noon they committed the murder of Jita Dharai of their village in furtherance of their common intention due to land dispute. It was alleged that the appellants had encroached upon a portion of the land of the deceased locally known as Bad-mahul Duli and Munda Duli. On the morning of the date of occurrence Bihari Dharai, the son of the deceased took possession of the encroached portion of the land and transplanted paddy. About noon while B'hari Dharai was proceeding towards the canal locally known as Khalkhali Nala and his brother Lala Dharai (P. W. 15) was following him, they saw the accused persons...
Tag this Judgment!Orissa Minor Oil (P.) Ltd. and ors. Vs. State of Orissa and ors.
Court: Orissa
Decided on: Jun-20-1983
Reported in: AIR1983Ori265
Patnaik, J.1. In O. J. C. No. 46 of 1983, the petitioners seek a declaration that the Orissa Forest Produce (Control of Trade) Act, 1981 (Orissa Act 22 of 1981) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') and the rules framed thereunder and the notification D/- 9-12-1982 bringing the Act into force in the whole of the State of Orissa in relation to Sal seeds with effect from the date of notification do not apply to or affect the subsisting contracts D/- May 17, 1979 entered into between the State of Orissa and the petitioner No. 1 company in respect of three forest divisions of Jeypore, Nowrangpur and Rayagada and a mandamus commanding the opposite parties to forebear from interfering with the rights of the petitioners under the said contracts to collect, purchase and remove Sal seeds from the aforesaid forest divisions.2. Petitioner 1 is a private limited company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956. and deals in Sal seeds including the purchase, collection, chemical treatment and su...
Tag this Judgment!Rajkishore Sahu and Etc. Vs. the State
Court: Orissa
Decided on: Jun-20-1983
Reported in: 56(1983)CLT139; 1983CriLJ1715
R.C. Patnaik, J.1. Rajkishore Sahu, the appellant in jail Criminal Appeal No. 75 of 1980 and Jogindra Pradhan, the appellant in Jail Criminal Appeal No. 79 of 1982, have preferred these appeals against their conviction under Section 394 of the Penal Code and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for eight years imposed on each. Originally there were four accused persons charged under Section 395 of the penal Code. On a consideration of the materials, the learned Assistant Sessions Judge found that charge under Section 395 of the Penal Code had not been brought home as the number of culprits was less than five. He also found that there was no evidence against the accused persons other than the appellants So, while acquitting the other accused persons, he convicted the appellants as aforesaid.2. The prosecution alleged that around 2 to 3 a. m. on 23-10-1974 somebody knocked on the front door of the house of Chakradhar Sahu, the informant, with a heavy instrument. When the door was opened, tw...
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