Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted relief to Berhampur Superintendent of Police (SP) Saravana Vivek M by deciding not to initiate contempt of court proceedings against him over public remarks linking the murder of lawyer Pitabas Panda to a pending election petition.

The decision came after the IPS officer personally appeared before the court and tendered an unconditional apology for his comments made during a press briefing on October 22. He expressed regret for publicly referring to matters that are currently sub judice.

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Why the High Court issued notice to Berhampur SP

Earlier, the High Court had issued a notice to the SP after he reportedly told the media that the murder ca

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