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Pradyumna Das @ Pradumna Kumar Dash v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC7 Aug 2025CRLMC/1968/2025

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Non-bailable warrant set aside; bail default due to illness; another opportunity granted; conditional relief with Rs.500 cost to Advocates' Welfare Fund; appearance within two weeks; coercive steps reserved on further default; S.T. Case No.14/08 of 2020, Nayagarh Women's Court; CRLMC allowed; High Court of Orissa; Justice A.K. Mohapatra; order dated 07.08.2025.

What did the court decide?

Setting aside (quashing) of the order dated 08.04.2025 issuing the non-bailable warrant, conditioned on payment of Rs.500/- cost to the Advocates' Welfare Fund of the Local Bar Association within fifteen days (with money receipt), appearance before the trial court within two weeks, continued participation without default, and liberty to the trial court to take coercive steps on any further default. ¶19

Pradyumna Das @ Pradumna Kumar Dash Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 08.04.2025 of the learned Assistant Sessions Judge-cum-C.J.S.D. (Womens Court), Nayagarh issuing a non-bailable warrant of arrest against the Petitioner in S.T. Case No.14/08 of 2020 should be quashed.

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Court's answer

On perusal of the record, the Court found that the trial court had not committed any illegality in issuing the non-bailable warrant.

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Ratio / Principle

In the larger interests of justice and to provide another opportunity to the Petitioner, the order dated 08.04.2025 was set aside, subject to payment of Rs.500/- as cost to the Advocates' Welfare Fund of the Local Bar Association within fifteen days with money receipt in proof of deposit.

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Key takeaways

The Petitioner was directed to appear before the learned Assistant Sessions Judge-cum-C.J.S.D. (Womens Court), Nayagarh within two weeks with a copy of the order and to continue participating in the proceeding without further default.ratio¶18
If the Petitioner makes any further default in appearance, it is open to the trial court in seisin over the matter to take necessary coercive steps against him.ratio¶18

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Orissa High Court (Cuttack), CRLMC No.1968 of 2025, decided 07.08.2025 by A.K. Mohapatra, J.: Petitioner Pradyumna Das @ Pradumna Kumar Dash, on bail since 23.09.2024 in S.T. Case No.14/08 of 2020 before the Assistant Sessions Judge-cum-C.J.S.D. (Women's Court), Nayagarh, missed one hearing due to illness, whereupon a non-bailable warrant of arrest was issued on 08.04.2025. Finding no illegality in the trial court's action but acting in the larger interests of justice to give another opportunity, the Court set aside the warrant order, subject to payment of Rs.500/- to the Advocates' Welfare Fund of the Local Bar Association within fifteen days with money receipt, appearance before the trial court within two weeks with a copy of the order, continued participation without default, and liberty to the trial court to take coercive steps on any further default. CRLMC allowed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.1968 of 2025

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Pradyumna Das @ Pradumna Kumar Dash

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..... Petitioner

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Represented By Adv. - Kalu Charan Swain

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-versus-

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State Of Odisha ..... Opp. Party

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Represented By Adv. – S.K. Parhi, A.S.C.

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CORAM:

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA

ORDER

07.08.2025

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode).

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Heard learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and learned Additional Standing Counsel appearing for the StateOpposite Party. Perused the materials placed before this Court.

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The Petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 08.04.2025 on which date the non-bailable warrant of arrest has been issued against him by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge-cum-C.J.S.D. (Womens Court), Nayagarh in S.T. Case No.14/08 of 2020. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that initially the Petitioner was on bail on 23.09.2024, after which the Petitioner was appearing before the learned Court in seisin over the matter after he was released on bail. However, on one of the dates fixed for appearance, due to illness of the Petitioner, the Petitioner was

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unable to appear before the trial court. Thereafter, a non-bailable warrant of arrest was issued against the Petitioner. Therefore, being aggrieved by such order the Petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer to quash order dated 08.04.2025.

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On perusal of the record, this Court is of the view that the trial court has not committed any illegality, however, in the larger interests of justice and in order to provide another opportunity to the Petitioner, this Court deems it proper to set aside the order dated 08.04.2025 by the learned Assistant Sessions Judge-cumC.J.S.D. (Womens Court), Nayagarh in S.T. Case No.14/08 of 2020, subject to payment of a cost of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) by the Petitioner to the Advocates’ Welfare Fund of Local Bar Association within fifteen days and furnishing money receipt thereof in proof of deposit. Further, it is directed that the Petitioner shall appear before the learned Assistant Sessions Judgecum-C.J.S.D. (Womens Court), Nayagarh within two weeks from today along with a copy of today’s order and shall continue to participate in the proceeding without any further default. In the event, the Petitioner makes any further default in appearance, it is open to the Court in seisin over the matter to take necessary coercive steps against the Petitioner.

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In such view of the matter, the CRLMC is allowed.

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( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge

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Anil

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: ANIL KUMAR SAHOO Designation: Junior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-Aug-2025 17:10:51

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