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The Orissa High Court held the IIC of Bisra Police Station guilty of contempt after he falsely told the court no non-bailable warrant had been received, then accepted his unconditional apology.
The Orissa High Court refused to quash a vigilance trap case against a former Tahasildar, holding that non-recovery of bribe money does not automatically destroy a corruption prosecution.
The Orissa High Court set aside a major penalty imposed on a senior judicial officer, holding that the disciplinary enquiry rested on presumptions, misread evidence, and impermissibly reversed the burden of proof.
Justice G. Satapathy held that a JMFC erred in issuing a non-bailable warrant against an accused on bail without first issuing notice to sureties or a bailable warrant.
The Orissa High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction under Sections 452, 354, 354-A IPC and Sections 10 and 12 of the POCSO Act, upholding a seven-year sentence for sexual assault on a child.
A Division Bench declined to let two advocates provisionally sit the Odisha Judicial Service exam while their challenge to the 1 April practice cut-off date remains pending.
