Akshaya Kumar Panda vs State Of Odisha & Ors
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Orissa High Court

Akshaya Kumar Panda vs State Of Odisha & Ors on 8 January, 2026

                IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                             CRLA No. 555 of 2025
            Akshaya Kumar Panda          ....             Appellant(s)

                                                  Represented by Adv.-


                                     -versus-

            State of Odisha & Ors.       ....          Respondent(s)

                                                 Represented by Adv.-
                                              Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC

            CORAM:
                      JUSTICE DIXIT KRISHNA SHRIPAD
                      JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
                                   ORDER

Order No. 08.01.2026

04. On 08.09.2025, learned counsel for the State sought time to obtain instruction as to whether the State is proposing to challenge the impugned judgment and order dated 19.02.2025 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Balasore in S.T. Case No. 217 of 2023, whereby the respondents no.2 to 5 have been acquitted from all the charges.

The informant has preferred the present appeal. Ms. S. Devi, learned Additional Standing Counsel has placed on record the instruction received from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions dated 13.11.2025, which reads as under:-

"Inviting a reference to the subject and letter

captioned above, I am directed to intimate that no appeal proposal against the order of acquittal passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Balasore on dated 19.02.2025 in S.T. Case No. 217/2023 arising out of C.T. Case No.781/2022, corresponding to Khantapada P.S. Case No.262/2022 has been received by this Directorate till date."

In view of the aforementioned, list the Criminal Appeal preferred by the informant against the judgment of acquittal after two weeks.

                                                                  (Dixit Krishna Shripad)
                                                                         Judge



                                                                    ( S. S. Mishra)
  Ashok                                                                  Judge

Signed by: ASHOK KUMAR JAGADEB MOHAPATRA

Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-Jan-2026 17:25:50