the deceased and got the autopsy done over the dead body of the deceased at DHH, Khurda. On 18.08.2001 at about 5 p.m., the I.O. also apprehended the convicts Dillip Das and Naba Behera in the market at Rajsunakhala and thereafter, recorded their disclosure statements of convicts, whereafter, convict Naba Behera gave recovery of one polyester check lungi stained with blood at different places and one green colour napkin stained with blood, from inside the heap of straw kept on the back side of bari (backward) of his house in presence of witnesses, which were seized by the IO and thereafter, convict Dillip Das gave recovery of the weapon of offence “Farsa” having 16 & ½” blade with a bamboo handle, one sporting banyan of light blue colour, one striped napkin and one striped lungi from the eastern side of heap of the straw in presence of witnesses pursuant to his disclosure statement which were seized by the IO. On receipt of post mortem report, the IO by sending the weapons of offence i.e. such as ‘Farsa’ made query to the Doctor, who submitted his report affirmatively stating therein that the incised wounds can be caused by Farsa and such injuries can lead to death. On conclusion of investigation, the I.O. submitted charge-sheet against the accused Dillip Kumar Dash and Naba Behera for offence punishable U/Ss. 302/34 of IPC by showing convict Shanti Behera as an absconder, but she was apprehended later on and the case against her was committed to the Court of Sessions subsequently and she faced trial in a separate case in S.T. Case No. 11/157 of 2003.
