State v. Prakash Nahak
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; CRLLP No.70 of 2006; State (Appellant, through S.K.Parhi, A.S.C.) v. Prakash Nahak (Respondent); leave to appeal against acquittal; two days' delay; no limitation/condonation application filed; application pending unlisted for two decades; leave refused; dismissed on limitation as well as merits; Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra; order dated 19.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the seriousness and gravity of the allegation and on scrutiny of the impugned judgment of acquittal, no substantive ground exists for condonation of delay or to permit the State to prefer an appeal after expiry of two decades. ¶3