Ranjit Oram v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Conditional set-aside of a lower-court order passed after a bailed accused's non-appearance: petitioner prosecuted in Spl. G.R. Case No. 289 of 2017 / Sadar P.S. Case No. 199 of 2017 before the Adhoc Additional District-Cum-FTSC Judge, Sambalpur; bail granted 24.07.2019; absence on 13.12.2022 led to issuance of NBW; counsel's undertaking to appear on or before 30 May 2024; order dated 13.12.2022 set aside subject to Rs. 500/- cost deposited in the Orissa High Court Advocates' Welfare Fund; CRLMC disposed of. Relevant searches: NBW / non-appearance remedies, revival of prosecution after default in appearance, cost imposition on litigant, Advocates' Welfare Fund deposit, FTSC / POCSO-court matters at Sambalpur, orders of Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra, Orissa High Court CRLMC disposals dated 16.04.2024.
What did the court decide?
Setting aside of the order dated 13.12.2022 passed by the learned Adhoc Additional District-Cum-FTSC Judge, Sambalpur in Spl. G.R. Case No. 289 of 2017 (Sadar P.S. Case No. 199 of 2017), subject to the Petitioner paying cost of Rs.500/- to be deposited in the Orissa High Court Advocates' Welfare Fund and appearing before the Court below on or before 30th May, 2024; CRLMC disposed of.