Orissa HC sets aside 34-year-old judgment convicting two persons under Sec. 304 Part II & Sec. 324 of Indian Penal Code. The names of the accused were Nityananda Behera and Madhab Behera. Facts of the Case In this case, the decision was taken in the village meeting in the presence
South African citizenship legislation has generally provided three pathways by which citizenship can be acquired, i.e. birth, descent, and naturalization. Citizenship by birth has been determined by where an individual is born. Citizenship by descent is acquired from a parent. It is, thus, necessary to place these two in a
The Orissa High Court directed all Subordinate Courts to ensure the presence of the informant/victim during the hearing of bail petitions of persons accused in POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) cases. Facts of the Case The present case relates to the grant of regular bail to the
Orissa High Court rejects the bail petition filed on behalf of Mohammad Arif under PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act). Facts of the Case The petitioner, Mohammad Arif, was an Addn. Director of the company Fine Indisales Private Limited (FIPL). Niranjan Sahoo had lodged a complaint alleging that he had
Jharkhand High Court rejected a bail application filed by the petitioner Sudesh Kadia. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged the petitioner under Sec. 120-B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the IPC, read with Sec. 17 (Punishment for raising funds for the terrorist act), Sec. 18 ( Punishment for conspiracy, etc),
The writ petition has been filed by the Advocate Sri S Mandal on behalf of villagers challenging the order dated 20.03.2020 passed by the respondent i.e Collector, Dhenkanal. Facts of The Case The Advocate Sri S Mandal has filed this writ petition on behalf of the villagers. The villagers have
Rakesh Kumar Barada made an application for interim bail on the ground of his father’s death. Facts of the Case The petitioner filed an application for bail. His father had passed away on 12.06.2020 and he is his father’s only son. Hence, he had to be present in all the
The Orissa HC has set July 16, 2020 as the date to take stock of the status of pending cases. This applies to cases pending before the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (OAT) after its abolition. Facts Of The Case The Court fixed the date after a State Govt. employee moved it
Due to the lockdown and rising COVID-19 cases, Orissa High Court has not been functioning. The previous order had extended all interim orders till the date of 18.06.2020. As a result of the new order, the Court further extended all the interim orders up to 15.07.2020. Facts of the Case
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