2. The prosecution case, briefly stated, is that the accused-appellant
Ajay Singh, an Advocate of Phulbani Bar belonging to the
“KSHATRIYA” caste, was in litigating terms with the informant, Smt.
Puspanjali Behera, who belonged to the “PANA” caste, in a court case.
On the morning of 06.02.1994 at around 7:30 A.M., while the informant
was proceeding to the Circuit House for certain official work, the
accused with some of his associates arrived near Post Office Chhak of
Phulbani Town and subjected her to harassment on the public road. The
informant raised an alarm, attracting many persons to the spot,
whereupon the accused-appellant fled. However, while leaving, he
threatened the informant that if her witnesses deposed against him in
court, he would take her life and drive her out of her native place.
Feeling humiliated by these acts, the informant instructed one Biswanath
Behera to scribe a report, which was lodged at Phulbani P.S. Upon
completion of investigation, only the accused-appellant was charge-
sheeted under Sections 3(1)(x) and 3(1)(xv) of the Act of 1989 and
Section 506 of the IPC. On his stance of denial, he was put to trial.
Analysis of evidence by the Trial Court