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State Of Odisha & Ors vs Sridhara Nag & Ors
2026 Latest Caselaw 4403 Ori

Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 4403 Ori
Judgement Date : 7 May, 2026

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Orissa High Court

State Of Odisha & Ors vs Sridhara Nag & Ors on 7 May, 2026

Author: Chittaranjan Dash
Bench: Chittaranjan Dash
    IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
                       W.A. No.9 of 2025

State of Odisha & Ors.             ....                      Appellants
                                             Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
Sridhara Nag & Ors.                ....                    Respondents
                                    Mr. Debadutta Kanungo, Advocate
                                            Mr. S. K. Sahu, Advocate

In W.A. No.2659 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                    ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Amaresh Behera & Ors.                     ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                          Along with
                                       Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Adv.
        Mr. S. K. Samal, Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. A. K. Das,
                                       Mrs. Pami Rath, Sr. Advocate
 Mr. Pratyasish Mohanty, Mr. M. Jena, Mr. J. Mohanty, Mr. B. Singh,
                          Mr. M. Panda, Mr. Charvi, Mr. S. B. Dash

 In W.A. No.2863 of 2024
  State of Odisha & Ors.                    ....            Appellants
                                             Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                               -Versus-
  Binod Bihari Panda & Ors.                 ....          Respondents
                                   Mr. Debadutta Kanungo, Advocate
                                        Mr. D. Ch. Sahoo, Advocate

 In W.A. No.2903 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.             ....                    Appellants
                                            Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
                                                         Page 1 of 20
 Tapan Kumar Meher & Ors.           ....                 Respondents
                               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                                Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik


In W.A. No.2914 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Bibhabari Mahapatra & Ors.               ....          Respondents
                   Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate, Mr. P. Panigrahi,
                                                 Mr. H. K. Dash
In W.A. No.2928 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Manini Daruan & Ors.                     ....          Respondents
                               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                                Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.2929 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Makardhwaja Meher & Ors.                 ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.2930 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Janmejaya Baral & Ors.                   ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                       Page 2 of 20
                                                          Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.2931 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Mandakini Meher & Ors.                   ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.2935 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Chudamani Debta & Ors.                   ....          Respondents
                                  Mr. Saroja Kanta Samal, Advocate
                                       Mr. A. K. Tripathy, Advocate
In W.A. No.2954 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Sumanta Kumar Punsi & Ors.               ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.2955 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Krutibas Matari & Ors.                   ....          Respondents
                               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                                Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik
                                                       Page 3 of 20
 In W.A. No.3004 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Aditya Mohan Singh Deo & Ors.            ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3007 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Sanjib Kumar Sarap & Ors.                ....          Respondents
                                     Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate
                                    Mr. P. Panigrahi, Mr. H. K. Dash
In W.A. No.3010 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Srinibash Tripathy & Ors.                ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3114 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Sailabala Meher & Ors.                   ....          Respondents
                               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                                Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.3149 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants

                                                       Page 4 of 20
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
 Hrudananda Meher & Ors.              ....         Respondents

In W.A. No.3150 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.               ....           Appellants
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
 Purusottom Sahu & Ors.               ....         Respondents
                            Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                             Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.3152 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.               ....           Appellants
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
 Amiya Kumar Pradhan & Ors.           ....         Respondents

In W.A. No.3153 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.               ....           Appellants
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
 Sunil Kumar Dash & Ors.              ....         Respondents
                            Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                             Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.3154 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.               ....           Appellants
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
 Manasi Sahu & Ors.                   ....         Respondents
                            Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                             Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.3211 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.               ....           Appellants

                                                  Page 5 of 20
                                            Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Diptimayee Mohapatra & Ors.              ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
        Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate, Mr. S. Sekhar,
                Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. S. Swain, Mr. Charvi, Mr. S. Dash
                    Mr. Sarojakanta Samal, Advocate, Mr. G. Samal,
                                                 Mr. A. K. Tripathy,
In W.A. No.3212 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....             Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Subodh Kumar Pattanaik & Ors.            ....          Respondents
                   Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate, Mr. P. Panigrahi,
                                                    Mr. H. Dash,
In W.A. No.3215 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Narayan Mahalik & Ors.                   ....          Respondents
               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate, Mr. S. Pradhan,
                                               Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.3216 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                  ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Suryakanti Mahakud & Ors.                ....          Respondents
               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate, Mr. S. Pradhan,
                                               Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.3468 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                  ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Gadadhar Surujal & Ors.                  ....          Respondents
                                                       Page 6 of 20
               Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate, Mr. S. Pradhan,
                             Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. A. K. Mishra
In W.A. No.3469 of 2024
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Chinmaya Kumar Samal & Ors.              ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3470 of 2024
State of Odisha & Ors.                    ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
Rakesh Kumar Behera & Ors.                ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3472 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Rosalin Swain & Ors.                     ....          Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3474 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....            Appellants
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Rajib Kumar Dagar & Ors.                 ....          Respondents
                             Mr. Nihal Rath, S. J. Prakash, Advocate
                                                       Page 7 of 20
 In W.A. No.3479 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....              Appellants
                                              Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Dhyanaranjan Sahoo & Ors.                ....            Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3490 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ....              Appellants
                                              Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Sanyasi Behera & Ors.                    ....            Respondents
                   Mr. Pratyasish Mohanty, Advocate, Mr. M. Jena,
                                                  Mr. J. Mohanty
In W.A. No.3491 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                ....             Appellants
                                              Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Dhirendra Kumar Biswal & Ors.            ....            Respondents
                                Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                         Along with
                                  Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                          Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.3492 of 2024
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...            Appellants
                                          .
                                         Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                             -Versus-
 Maheswar Pati & Ors.                     ...           Respondents
                                          .
                 Mr. Saroj Kanta Samal, Advocate, Mr. G. Samal,
                                                Mr. A. Tripathy
                                                         Page 8 of 20
 In W.A. No.3494 of 2024
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...         Appellants
                                         .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Monalisa Nayak & Ors.                    ...       Respondents
                                         .
                          Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                   Along with
                            Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                    Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.68 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                    ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Bidyutlata Sahu & Ors.                   ...         Respondents
                                         .
                Mr. Umakanta Sahoo, Advocate, Mr. P. Panigrahi
                                              Mr. H. K. Dash
In W.A. No.70 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Ranjukta Nayak & Anr.                    ...         Respondents
                                         .
                             Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
             Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. A. K. Mishra
In W.A. No.72 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .

                                                     Page 9 of 20
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Sachin Kumar Agrawal & Ors.             ...         Respondents
                                        .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                     Along with
                              Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.73 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Kamini Sahu & Anr.                      ...         Respondents
                                        .
            Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate, Mr. S. Pradhan,
                           Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. A. K. Mishra
In W.A. No.75 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Saroja Kumari Sahu & Ors.               ...         Respondents
                                        .
                                   Mrs. Pami Rath, Sr. Advocate
                                                    Along with
                                     Mr. P. Mohanty, Advocate
                                   Mr. M. Jena, Mr. J. Mohanty
In W.A. No.82 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                      ...        Appellants
                                            .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
                                                    Page 10 of 20
 Surendra Kumar Sahoo & Ors.                 ...          Respondents
                                            .
                              Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                               Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahallik
In W.A. No.83 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                      ...            Appellants
                                            .
                                           Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
Sujit Kumar Nayak & Ors.                    ...          Respondents
                                            .
                               Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                        Along with
                                 Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                         Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.84 of 2025
State of Odisha & ors.         ....                   Appellants
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Manoj Kumar                    ....                   Respondents
Acharya & Ors.
                    Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate,
                                         Mr. S. Pradhan
                                     Mr. D. K. Mahalik
In W.A. No.100 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                 ...         Appellants
                                                .
                                          Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
Chinmay Kumar Sahoo & Ors.                      ...     Respondents
                                                .
                             Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                    Along with
                              Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                                                       Page 11 of 20
                        Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.135 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                        ...        Appellants
                                              .
                                          Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak & Anr.                  ...      Respondents
                                              .
                               Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                        Along with
                                 Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                         Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda


In W.A. No.140 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                    ...            Appellants
                                          .
                                         Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                             -Versus-
Sasmita Santy & Ors.                      ...         Respondents
                                          .
                             Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                      Along with
                               Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                       Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.143 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                    ...            Appellants
                                          .
                                         Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                             -Versus-
Bibhuti Ranjan Sahoo & Ors.               ...         Respondents

                                                      Page 12 of 20
                                          .
                            Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate,
            Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. P. D. Acharya
In W.A. No.146 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...            Appellants
                                         .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Bibhuti Bhusan Dehury & Anr.             ...         Respondents
                                         .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                     Along with
                              Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.147 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Bikash Ranjan Samal & Anr.               ...         Respondents
                                         .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                     Along with
                              Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.152 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Sasmita Sahoo & Anr.                     ...         Respondents
                                         .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                    Page 13 of 20
                                                       Along with
                               Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                       Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
 In W.A. No.153 of 2025
 State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                              .
                                          Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Saroj Kumar Panda & Ors.                     ...      Respondents
                                              .
                                   Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate,
                                  Mr. P. Panigrahi, Mr. H. K. Dash
 In W.A. No.156 of 2025
 State of Odisha & Ors.                       ...        Appellants
                                              .
                                          Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                              -Versus-
 Tirthabasi Purohit & Ors.                    ...      Respondents
                                              .
                              Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. R. P. Sahoo
In W.A. No.160 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                    ...          Appellants
                                          .
                                         Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                             -Versus-
Binod Kumar Mahanta & Ors.                ...        Respondents
                                          .
                                  Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate
                                 Mr. P. Panigrahi, Mr. H. K. Dash
In W.A. No.164 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                    ...          Appellants

                                                      Page 14 of 20
                                          .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Janmejaya Pattanaik & Anr.               ...         Respondents
                                         .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                     Along with
                              Mr. Subhadutta Routray, Advocate
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda
In W.A. No.165 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Sushil Kumar Sahu & Anr.                 ...         Respondents
                                         .
                            Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate
              Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. R. P. Sahoo
In W.A. No.167 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...            Appellants
                                             .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                             -Versus-
Pratap Chandra Mahanta & Ors.                ...      Respondents
                                             .
                                  Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate
                                 Mr. P. Panigrahi, Mr. H. K. Dash


In W.A. No.197 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                                                     Page 15 of 20
                             -Versus-
Gayatri Barik & Ors.                     ...         Respondents
                                         .
                             Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                              Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                       Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.223 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Nrusingha Prasad Adhikari & Ors.         ...         Respondents
                                         .
                            Mr. Krishan Chandra Sahu, Advocate
                             Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik

In W.A. No.231 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Amresh Kumar Khamari & Ors.              ...         Respondents
                                         .
                Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate, Mr. P. Panigrahi,
                                              Mr. H. K. Dash


In W.A. No.298 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                   ...           Appellants
                                         .
                                        Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
                                                      Page 16 of 20
 Ranjan Kumar Prusty & Ors.              ...         Respondents
                                        .
                Mr. Umakant Sahoo, Advocate, Mr. P. Panigrahi
                                              Mr. H. K. Das

In W.A. No.300 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Ranjan Kumar Bhuyan & Ors.              ...         Respondents
                                        .
                           Mr. Krishna Chandra Sahu, Advocate,
            Mr. S. Pradhan, Mr. D. K. Mahalik, Mr. A. K. Mishra

In W.A. No.301 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Itishree Mohapatra & Anr.               ...         Respondents
                                        .
                           Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                            Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                     Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.302 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                            -Versus-
Sanjay Kumar Mahanta & Anr.             ...         Respondents

                                                    Page 17 of 20
                                         .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                             Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.313 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Samata Swain & Ors.                     ...         Respondents
                                        .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                             Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.375 of 2025
State of Odisha & Anr.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Kshetra Mohan Samantaray & Ors.         ...         Respondents
                                        .
                            Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                             Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                      Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.378 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                  ...           Appellants
                                        .
                                       Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Chandan Kumar Meher & Ors.              ...         Respondents

                                                     Page 18 of 20
                                        .
                           Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                            Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                     Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

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State of Odisha & Ors.                 ...           Appellants
                                       .
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Bijaya Kumar Rout & Ors.               ...         Respondents
                                       .
                           Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                            Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                     Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

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State of Odisha & Ors.                 ...           Appellants
                                       .
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Baidhar Behera & Ors.                  ...         Respondents
                                       .
                           Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                            Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                     Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda

In W.A. No.428 of 2025
State of Odisha & Ors.                 ...           Appellants
                                       .
                                      Mr. S. B. Mohanty, AGA
                           -Versus-
Pragyasini Sahu & Ors.                 ...         Respondents

                                                    Page 19 of 20
                                                                                    .
                                                                     Mr. Budhadeb Routray, Sr. Advocate
                                                                      Along with Mr. Subhadutta Routray,
                                                               Mr. S. Sekhar, Mr. J. Biswal, Mr. M. Panda


                                                         CORAM:
                                                         JUSTICE KRISHNA S. DIXIT
                                                         JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH
                                                                     ORDER

Order No. 07.05.2026

The subject matter of these Writ Appeals is substantially similar to the one dealt with by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No.1323 of 2023 (State of Orissa v. Chhabindra Kumar Samal) disposed off on 02.07.2025 in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in SLP(C) No.13077 of 2020 between State of Orissa v. Amit Kumar Mishra, decided on 12.01.2021. There is not much dispute on this position.

In the above circumstances, these Writ Appeals fail and are accordingly disposed off with a direction to implement the impugned orders of the learned Single Judge within an outer limit of three months and without giving any scope for contempt proceedings.

(Krishna S. Dixit) Judge

Digitally Signed (Chittaranjan Dash)

Designation: Jr. Stenographer Judge Reason: Authentication Location: HIgh Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 08-May-2026Sumitra 10:54:15

 
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