Kandhamal nun skips court one more time
Express News ServiceFirst Published : 24 Sep 2010 04:40:26 AM ISTLast Updated : 24 Sep 2010 10:45:16 AM IST
CUTTACK: It was a day of wait at the court of the District and Sessions Judge, Cuttack, yet again today as the alleged Kandhamal rape victim, the nun, failed to show up for the trial. This despite the refusal of the Orissa High Court to grant her relief on the plea to stay or defer the trial proceedings in the case. And, this the third summons by the trial court that she has not acceded to.
District and Sessions Judge BK Mishra, while adjourning the trial on September 7, had directed the nun to appear in the court for testifying on September 23 or 24.
The court, which resumed trial proceedings in the case today, however, recorded statements of two witnesses including the sub-inspector of Baliguda police station Arpita Khatua. Khatua had received the complaint of the nun and had registered the case. Along with her, a staff of the Jana Vikash Kendra at K Nuagaon, the place of the crime, Latika Devi also testified.
The in-camera proceedings saw cross-examination of recording of statement by the prosecution lawyer L Mishra and crossexamination by defence counsel Sauri Mohapatra. Latika's cross-examination was, however, incomplete.
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