Case brief
What is this about?
CRLMC No.147 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, decided 13.01.2026 by Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi — quashing of order dated 07.07.2025 of J.M.F.C.(LR), Bhubaneswar in 1.C.C. Case No. 644 of 2021 that issued an NBW against petitioner Gyana Ranjan Patra (opposite party: Sunil Kumar Panda). Grounds: repeated transfers of case record (S.D.J.M → J.M.F.C.-III in 2022 → J.M.F.C. (LR & LTV) in July 2023), counsel unable to locate record despite attendance on 02.12.2024 and 03.02.2025, cross-examination of complainant declined and discharged. Order quashed; petitioner directed to appear before court below; CRLMC disposed of. Keywords: NBW quashed; case record transfer; unintentional non-appearance; criminal miscellaneous petition.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the order dated 07.07.2025 passed by the learned J.M.F.C.(LR), Bhubaneswar in 1.C.C. Case No. 644 of 2021 (whereby an NBW had been issued against the petitioner), coupled with a direction to the petitioner to appear before the court below as and when the matter is listed.