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Rajot Patra @ Rajat Kumar Patra v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC16 Apr 2026CRLMC/1158/2026

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What is this about?

CRLMC 1158/2026; High Court of Orissa; N.B.W. quashed; S.D.J.M. Malkangiri; G.R. Case No.487 of 2023; bail order dated 12.09.2024; surrender and fresh bail within fifteen days; stringent conditions; Rs.1000/- cost per petitioner; Malkangiri Bar Association Welfare Fund; Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi; disposed on 16.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the order dated 22.01.2026 of the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri insofar as it issued N.B.W. against the Petitioners; directions to surrender and move for bail within fifteen days with release on stringent conditions; and payment of Rs.1000/- as cost by each Petitioner to the Malkangiri Bar Association Welfare Fund. ¶25

Rajot Patra @ Rajat Kumar Patra 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 N.B.W. issued against the Petitioners under the order dated 22.01.2026 of the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri in G.R. Case No.487 of 2023 should be quashed, given their regular attendance and their absence on a single date attributed to a communication gap with their conducting counsel.

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Court's answer

In view of the facts and submissions of the Petitioners' counsel, the Court was inclined to allow the CRLMC and accordingly quashed the order dated 22.01.2026 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri, insofar as it related to issuance of N.B.W. against the Petitioners.

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Ratio / Principle

The Petitioners were directed to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter and move for bail within fifteen days; on such surrender, the said court shall release them on bail with stringent conditions so as to enable them to appear before the court on each date of posting of the case.

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Key takeaways

Each Petitioner shall deposit Rs.1000/- as cost for violating the court's order; the amount is to be deposited with the Malkangiri Bar Association Welfare Fund for purchasing books for the Bar library, and the copy of the receipt of such deposit shall be presented before the court in seisin over the matter.ratio¶24

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High Court of Orissa (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.) disposed of CRLMC No. 1158 of 2026 filed by Rajot Patra @ Rajat Kumar Patra & Anr. challenging the order dated 22.01.2026 of the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri in G.R. Case No.487 of 2023 issuing N.B.W. against them. Noting that the Petitioners, though on bail since 12.09.2024, had been regularly attending court and missed only one date owing to a communication gap with their conducting counsel, the Court quashed the impugned order insofar as it related to issuance of N.B.W., directed the Petitioners to surrender and move for bail within fifteen days with release on stringent conditions ensuring attendance on every posting date, and imposed a cost of Rs.1000/- on each Petitioner, to be deposited with the Malkangiri Bar Association Welfare Fund for purchasing books for the Bar library, with the deposit receipt to be produced before the court in seisin.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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CRLMC No. 1158 of 2026

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Rajot Patra @ Rajat Kumar Patra & Anr.

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..…... Petitioner(s)

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Mr. Asit Kumar Jena, Adv.

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-Versus-

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State of Odisha

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.……. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debasish Nayak, AGA

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CORAM:

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DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI

ORDER

16.04.2026

Order No.

This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.

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Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

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The Petitioners have filed this CRLMC challenging the order dated 22.01.2026 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri, in G.R. Case No.487 of 2023, issuing N.B.W. against them.

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Signature Not Verified

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Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioners were on bail vide order dated 12.09.2024 by the court below. They were regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 22.01.2026, the Petitioners could not remain present in court as their conducting counsel did not take any step for their attendance due to communication gap. Hence, the learned court in seisin over the matter issued N.B.W. against them. He further submits that the Petitioners undertake that they

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Digitally Signed Signed by: LITARAM MURMU Designation: P.A. Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 16-Apr-2026 17:41:02

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will cooperate till the end of the trial and appear before the court on each date of posting without fail, failing which, fresh N.B.W. shall be issued against them.

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In view of such facts and submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioners, this Court is inclined to allow the CRLMC. Accordingly, the order dated 22.01.2026 passed by the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri in the aforesaid case, so far it relates to issuance of N.B.W. against the Petitioners, is hereby quashed.

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The Petitioners are directed to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case and move for bail within a period of fifteen days hence. On such event, the said court shall release them on bail with some stringent conditions so as to enable them to appear before the court on each date of posting of the case. In addition, each of the Petitioners shall deposit a sum of Rs.1000/- as cost for violating the court’s order. The said amount shall be deposited with the Malkangiri, Bar Association Welfare Fund for the purpose of utilizing the said amount for purchasing books for the Bar library. The copy of the receipt of the said deposit shall be presented before the court in seisin over the matter.

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Accordingly, the CRLMC is disposed of.

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( Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Murmu Signed by: LITARAM MURMU Designation: P.A. Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 16-Apr-2026 17:41:02

Rajot Patra @ Rajat Kumar Patra v. State of Odisha

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