ORISSA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON STATE OF ODISHA V/S NRUSIMHANATH SAHU

CUTTACK, India, May 19 -- Orissa High Court issued the following order on April 17:

1. The Appellant-State is assailing the judgment and order of acquittal dated 25.11.2022 passed by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Jeypore, Koraput in G.R. Case No. 01 of 2014 (V) / T.R. No. 15 of 2014, arising out of Koraput Vigilance P.S. Case No. 01 of 2014.

I. FACTUAL MATRIX:

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the Complainant (P.W.8), a retired Assistant Teacher, submitted sanction documents of the Accountant General, Odisha, Bhubaneswar along with pay withdrawal particulars, etc. for drawal of his gratuity, commutation pension, and other retiral benefits. In that connection, he contacted accused Nrusimhanath Sahu of the Koraput Treas...