Hari Shankar Das@Hari Sankar Das v. State of Odisha
Criminal Miscellaneous – Non-bailable warrant (N.B.W.(A))
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of N.B.W.(A) / arrest warrant issued for single absence from trial despite existing bail (granted 19.12.2022); absence blamed on conducting counsel's failure / communication gap; undertaking to attend all postings with fresh warrant on default; surrender and fresh bail application within fifteen days; release on stringent bail conditions; cost of Rs.1000/- deposited with Balasore Bar Association Welfare Fund for Bar library books; Spl. Case No.270 of 2021; P.O Designated Court (O.P.I.D.), Balasore; CRLMC No.1025 of 2026; Orissa High Court at Cuttack; Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.; order dated 07.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
CRLMC allowed and disposed of: the 16.12.2024 order of the P.O Designated Court (O.P.I.D.), Balasore quashed insofar as it issued N.B.W(A) against the petitioner; petitioner directed to surrender and move for bail within fifteen days, to be released under stringent conditions, subject to deposit of Rs.1000/- cost with the Balasore Bar Association Welfare Fund.