Mayadhar Naik v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court criminal revision disposed of without interference: acquittal judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kamakhyanagar in CT(S) No.25/244 of 2003 acquitting Budhia Dehury and Pankaja Naiak of the charge under Section 436/34 of IPC, challenged as perverse by petitioner Mayadhar Naik (counsel Mr. S. Mohanty, Advocate; State represented by Mr. C. R. Swain, AGA). Justice V. Narasingh, considering the contours of exercising jurisdiction regarding an order of acquittal, found no miscarriage of justice warranting interference and disposed of CRLREV No.496 of 2005 on 19.05.2026. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Considering the contours of exercising jurisdiction regarding an order of acquittal, this Court was not persuaded to hold that the matter merits interference. ¶19