A division bench of justices Vinod Prasad and Pramath Patnaik refused to grant interim bail to the convict, who had sought the relief to be with his ailing mother. The convict was produced in the court, where he tried to argue his case bypassing his own counsel.
In January 2011, a fast track court in Bhubaneswar had convicted Acharya and one of his accomplishes for murdering the judo coach and sentenced them to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 each.