Manas Rout Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Manas Rout Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

N.B.W(A) portion of the order dated 19.12.2025 quashed; petitioner to surrender within seven days and be released on bail with stringent conditions upon moving for bail; Rs.500/- cost deposit to the Odagaon Bar Association Welfare Fund; CRLMC disposed of accordingly.

Issue for consideration

Whether the N.B.W(A) issued against the petitioner under the order dated 19.12.2025 of the Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Odagaon should be quashed, given that the petitioner had been on bail since 30.09.2022, was regularly attending court, and his single absence was attributed to a communication gap with his conducting counsel.

Court's answer

This Court allowed the CRLMC and quashed the order dated 19.12.2025 passed by the learned Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Odagaon, so far as it relates to issuance of N.B.W(A) against the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter and move for bail within seven days; on such surrender, that court shall release him on bail with stringent conditions so as to enable him to appear on each date of posting of the case.

Key takeaways

As an additional condition, the petitioner shall deposit Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) as cost for violating the court's order, to be paid into the Odagaon Bar Association Welfare Fund for purchasing books for the Bar library, with the deposit receipt presented before the court in seisin.ratio¶¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail violation / Non-bailable warrant (arrest) — High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, CRLMC No.1547 of 2026 (decided 08.07.2026, Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi): The Court quashed the order dated 19.12.2025 of the Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Odagaon in T.R. Case No.197 of 2022, insofar as it issued N.B.W(A) against the petitioner, on the ground that the petitioner had been on bail since 30.09.2022 under Section 41(a) Cr.P.C., was regularly attending each date of posting, and his absence on 19.12.2025 resulted from the conducting counsel taking no step due to communication gap. The petitioner was directed to surrender and move for bail within seven days, whereupon the trial court was to release him on bail with stringent conditions ensuring appearance on every posting date; additionally, he was required to deposit Rs.500/- as cost for violating the court's order, payable to the Odagaon Bar Association Welfare Fund for the Bar library, with the receipt shown to the court in seisin. CRLMC disposed of.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.1547 of 2026

...….. Petitioner(s)

Manas Rout

Mr. A.K. Behera,

Advocate

-Versus-

……. State of Odisha Opposite Party (s) Mr. Tej Kumar, ASC

CORAM:

DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI

ORDER

08.07.2026

Order No.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.

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

3. The petitioner has filed this CRLMC assailing the order dated 19.12.2025 passed by the learned Additional District Judge-cumSpecial Judge, Odagaon in T.R. Case No.197 of 2022, issuing N.B.W(A) against him.

4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the petitioner was earlier on bail vide order dated 30.09.2022 under Section 41(a) of the Cr.P.C. He was regularly attending the court on each date of posting

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of the case. However, on 19.12.2025, the petitioner could not remain present in court as his conducting counsel did not take any step for his attendance due to communication gap. Hence, the learned Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Odagaon issued N.B.W (A) against him. He further submits that the Petitioner undertakes that he 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 (A) shall be issued against him.

5. Learned counsel for the State strongly object the release of the Petitioner on bail.

6. In view of such facts and submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner, this Court is inclined to allow the CRLMC. Accordingly, the order dated 19.12.2025 passed by the learned Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Odagaon in the aforesaid case, so far it relates to issuance of N.B.W(A) against the petitioner, is hereby quashed.

7. The Petitioner is directed to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case and move for bail within a period of seven days hence. On such event, the said court shall release him on bail with some stringent conditions so as to enable him to appear before the court on each date of posting of the case. In

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Suchitra

addition, the Petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) as cost for violating the court’s order. The said amount shall be deposited with the Odagaon 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.

8. Accordingly, the CRLMC is disposed of.

The web copy of the order be treated as authenticated copy.

Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: SUCHITRA BEHERA Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISS A Date: 09-Jul-2026 12:36:46