For the Appellants : Mr. D.P. Dhal, Senior Advocate
For the Respondent : Mr. Sobhan Panigrahi, ASC
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
Date of Hearing: 05.05.2026 :: Date of Judgment: 22.05.2026
S.S. Mishra, J. The present Criminal Appeal, filed by the appellant is
directed against the judgment and order dated 29.11.1997 passed by the
learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Sonepur, Balangir in
Sessions Case No.29 of 1996, whereby the appellant was convicted for
the offences punishable under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and
Sections 3(1)(xi) and 3(1)(xii) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and sentenced to undergo
rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay fine of Rs.3,000/-, in
default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year for the offence
under Section 376 IPC. The appellant was further sentenced to undergo
rigorous imprisonment for three years on each count for the offences
under the SC & ST (POA) Act. All the sentences were directed to run
concurrently.
