Twenty Years On Appeal, And The Conviction Stands
A conviction from June 2006 was appealed the same year. The judgment came this month, and the appellant returns to custody to serve what is left of his sentence.
The Court found no reason to interfere and held the appellant had been rightly convicted by the trial court. The appeal failed and was dismissed. The appellant being on bail, his bail bonds were cancelled and he was directed to be taken into custody forthwith to serve the remaining part of his sentence.
- Bail pending appeal ends with the appeal, and the balance of the sentence resumes.
- Custody forthwith, with the bonds cancelled in the same order.
- Twenty years between the appeal against a 2006 conviction and its decision.
- The appeal came under Section 374(2), from a Sessions Judge's judgment of 8 June 2006.
- Court
- High Court of Orissa at Cuttack
- Citation
- 2026:OHC:79-
- Case
- CRLA No. 321 of 2006
- Decided
- 1 September 2026
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; bail bonds cancelled and custody directed
How it came
The appeal was brought under Section 374(2) of the Code from a judgment of conviction and sentence of the Additional Sessions Judge, Rairangpur, dated 8 June 2006.
It was filed in 2006 and decided on 1 September 2026.
The outcome
The Court held the appellant had been rightly convicted by the trial court and found no reason to interfere with the impugned order.
The appeal failed and was dismissed. The appellant being on bail, his bail bonds were cancelled and he was directed to be taken into custody forthwith to serve the remaining part of his sentence.
Who argued it
Appearances as recorded in the judgment of the Court.
Frequently asked
Does my bail continue if my appeal is dismissed?
No. The bonds were cancelled and custody directed forthwith.
How long can a criminal appeal take?
This one was filed in 2006 against a June 2006 conviction and decided in September 2026.
Preparing a client for the end of a long appeal
- Compute the remaining sentence before the hearing, so the client knows in months what dismissal means.
- Make plain that bail pending appeal is not a substitute for the sentence and ends with the judgment.
- Where surrender is likely, arrange it rather than resisting; custody was directed forthwith here.
- Consider the next appeal and legal services assistance at the same time, not afterwards.
Source. High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, 2026:OHC:79-, CRLA No. 321 of 2006, decided 1 September 2026 by . This explainer is written from the judgment text as reported.
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