CUTTACK, India, May 1 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on March 31:
1. The appellants faced trial for murder in S.T. Case No. 290/1 of 97-2000 in the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Deogarh and were convicted under Section 302/34 of IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Be it noted that another person namely, Bhakta Pradhan, who was a co-accused and father of the present appellants, died before the charge was framed for which, the case abated against him.
2. Prosecution case, briefly stated, is as follows: The occurrence took place on 06.06.1996 in the morning hours at 7 am over a piece of land locally known as 'Pathuri Kiari' under 'Kusumi Chaka, which was the subject matter of dispute between the partie...