Prasanna Sahoo @ Prasanna Kumar Sahoo v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Quashing of non-bailable warrant with arrest (N.B.W(A)) issued on 22.01.2026 by S.D.J.M., Malkangiri in G.R. Case No.95 of 2024 for petitioner's non-appearance; absence excused as conducting counsel took no step due to communication gap; petitioner's undertaking to attend each date of posting; State opposed release on bail; directions to surrender and obtain bail within fifteen days with stringent conditions; Rs.500/- cost for violating court's order deposited with Bar Association Welfare Fund, Malkangiri for Bar library books; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; CRLMC No.2148 of 2026; decided 15.07.2026 by Dr. Justice Sanjeeb K Panigrahi; petitioner Prasanna Sahoo @ Prasanna Kumar Sahoo; counsel Prabhakar Sabat (petitioner) and Sonak Mishra, ASC (State); CRLMC disposed of.
What did the court decide?
N.B.W(A)-issuing portion of the order dated 22.01.2026 of the learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri in G.R. Case No.95 of 2024 quashed; petitioner directed to surrender before the court in seisin and move for bail within fifteen days, with release on bail on stringent conditions upon surrender; Rs.500/- cost payable to the Bar Association Welfare Fund, Malkangiri (for Bar library books) with the deposit receipt to be presented before the court in seisin.