Raju Barik v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC10 Apr 2026CRLMC/1147/2026

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What is this about?

NBW quashed; non-bailable warrant cancelled for single-day absence; petitioner on bail and regularly attending; absence due to noncommunication by conducting counsel; surrender within fifteen working days and move for bail; release on stringent conditions; Rs.500 cost deposit to District Court Bar Association, Koraput at Jeypore for Bar Library books; T.R. Case No.7 of 2022; Jeypore Sadar P.S. Case No.42 of 2022; CRLMC Orissa; Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi; order dated 10.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the NBW dated 10.10.2022 issued by the learned court below; petitioner to surrender and move for bail within fifteen working days, to be released on bail with stringent conditions; deposit of Rs.500 as cost to the District Court Bar Association, Koraput at Jeypore for Bar Library books; CRLMC disposed of accordingly.

Raju Barik 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 (NBW) dated 10.10.2022 issued by the learned court in seisin over T.R. Case No.7 of 2022 (corresponding to Jeypore Sadar P.S. Case No.42 of 2022) against the petitioner — who was on bail, regularly attending, and whose single absence was attributed to noncommunication by his conducting counsel — ought to be quashed. +1 more

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Court's answer

This Court allowed the present CRLMC and quashed the order of N.B.W issued to the petitioner on 10.10.2022 by the learned Court below in the aforesaid case (T.R. Case No.7 of 2022 / Jeypore Sadar P.S. Case No.42 of 2022).

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Ratio / Principle

Operative directions: the petitioner is to surrender before the learned court in seisin and move for bail within fifteen working days; in such event the said court shall release him on bail with some stringent conditions; in addition he shall deposit Rs.500 (rupees five hundred only) as cost for violating the court's order, in favour of the District Court Bar Association, Koraput at Jeypore, to be utilised for purchasing books in the Bar Library, with the deposit receipt presented before the court in seisin.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CRLMC No.1147 of 2026 (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi J., order dated 10.04.2026): The Court allowed the CRLMC and quashed the non-bailable warrant dated 10.10.2022 issued by the learned court in seisin over T.R. Case No.7 of 2022 (corresponding to Jeypore Sadar P.S. Case No.42 of 2022) against the petitioner, who had been on bail and regularly attending court but failed to appear on 10.10.2022 allegedly due to noncommunication by his conducting counsel. The petitioner undertook to cooperate till the end of the trial. He was directed to surrender before the court in seisin and move for bail within fifteen working days, whereupon the said court was to release him on bail with some stringent conditions. He was further directed to deposit Rs.500 (rupees five hundred only) as cost for violating the court's order, in favour of the District Court Bar Association, Koraput at Jeypore, for purchase of books in the Bar Library, the deposit receipt to be presented before the court in seisin. The CRLMC stood disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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CRLMC No.1147 of 2026

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Raju Barik …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Sarbeswar Sahoo, Adv. -versus-

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…. 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 10.10.2022 issued by the learned Court in seisin over the matter in T.R. Case No.7 of 2022 corresponding to Jeypore Sadar P.S. Case No.42 of 2022, against him.

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3. Heard.

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Signature Not Verified

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4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been on bail since long. He was regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 10.10.2022, 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 the

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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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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 10.10.2022 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, Koraput at Jeypore. 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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Raju Barik v. State of Odisha

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