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Pintu Kumar Das v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC10 Apr 2026CRLMC/1145/2026

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What is this about?

NBW quashed for single-day absence on 05.03.2026 caused by conducting counsel's noncommunication; petitioner on bail since 12.09.2025 in 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025; surrender within fifteen working days and move for bail; release on bail with stringent conditions; Rs.500/- cost for violating court's order payable to District Court Bar Association, Cuttack for Bar Library books; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi; CRLMC No.1145 of 2026; order dated 10.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

CRLMC allowed: NBW dated 05.03.2026 quashed; Petitioner to surrender before the court in seisin within fifteen working days and move for bail, to be released on bail with stringent conditions; Rs.500/- cost payable to the District Court Bar Association, Cuttack for Bar Library books; CRLMC disposed of. ¶7

Pintu Kumar Das Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the non-bailable warrant issued on 05.03.2026 by the court in seisin over 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025 against the Petitioner should be quashed, the Petitioner having been on bail and regular in attendance, with his absence on that date attributable to his conducting Counsel. +1 more

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Court's answer

The order of N.B.W. issued to the Petitioner on 05.03.2026 by the learned Court below in 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025 is quashed.

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Ratio / Principle

The Petitioner shall surrender before the court in seisin over 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025 and move for bail within a period of fifteen working days.

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Key takeaways

On such surrender, the court in seisin shall release the Petitioner on bail with some stringent conditions.ratio¶6
The Petitioner shall deposit Rs.500/- as cost for violating the court's order, in favour of the District Court Bar Association, Cuttack, to be utilised for purchasing books in the Bar Library, and the deposit receipt shall be presented before the court in seisin.ratio¶6

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, single-judge bench (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi), order dated 10.04.2026 in CRLMC No.1145 of 2026 filed by Pintu Kumar Das against The State of Odisha. The petitioner, on bail in 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025 since 12.09.2025 and ordinarily regular in attendance, failed to appear on 05.03.2026 owing to noncommunication by his conducting Counsel, upon which the trial court issued a non-bailable warrant. On counsel's submission that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate till the end of the trial and appear on each date of posting, the Court quashed the NBW dated 05.03.2026, directed the petitioner to surrender before the court in seisin and move for bail within fifteen working days, on which he is to be released on bail with stringent conditions, and directed deposit of Rs.500/- as cost for violating the court's order in favour of the District Court Bar Association, Cuttack, for purchase of Bar Library books, the deposit receipt to be shown to the court in seisin. The CRLMC was disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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CRLMC No.1145 of 2026

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Pintu Kumar Das …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Harekrushna Malik, Adv. -versus-

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…. The State of Odisha Opposite Party(s) Smt. Sarita Moharana, ASC

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CORAM:

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HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI ORDER

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Order No. 01.

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10.04.2026

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1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.

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2. The Petitioner has filed this CRLMC assailing the order of NBW dated 05.03.2026 issued by the learned Court in seisin over the matter in 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025, against him.

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3. Heard.

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4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been on bail since 12.09.2025. He was regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 05.03.2026, the Petitioner could not remain present in court due to noncommunication by the conducting Counsel. Hence, the learned Court in seisin over the matter issued the order of N.B.W. against him. He further submits that the Petitioner undertakes to cooperate till the end of the trial and appear before

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 10-Apr-2026 14:34:03

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the learned court below on each date of posting of the case without fail.

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5. In view of such facts and submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner, this Court is inclined to allow the present CRLMC. Accordingly, the order of N.B.W issued to the Petitioner on 05.03.2026 by the learned Court below in the aforesaid case is, hereby, quashed.

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6. The Petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case and move for bail within a period of fifteen working days hence. In such event, the said court shall release him on bail with some stringent conditions. In addition, the Petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.500/(rupees five hundred only) as cost for violating the court’s order, in favour of the District Court Bar Association, Cuttack. The said amount shall be utilized for the purpose of purchasing of books in the Bar Library. Receipt showing deposit of the cost shall be presented before the learned court in seisin over the matter.

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7. Accordingly, this CRLMC is disposed of.

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(Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi)

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Signature Not Verified Judge

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Digitally Signed Ayaskanta Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 10-Apr-2026 14:34:03

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