K Chandra Shekhar Rao v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
CRLMP 552/2026; Orissa High Court at Cuttack; Savitri Ratho J.; order dated 06.05.2026; K Chandra Sekhar Rao v. State of Odisha; Special GR Case No. 155/2024; Adhoc Additional District & Sessions Judge (FTSC-II) Cuttack; recall of witnesses; cost imposed for recall; waiver of cost rejected; cross-examination; P.W.10 the I.O.; P.Ws 3, 6, 9; cost reduced Rs.2,500/- to Rs.200/-; deposit Rs. 800/- by 08.05.2026; summons to witnesses; no further adjournment; one chance for further argument; disposed without notice to victim/complainant; liberty to seek recall/modification; partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
Order dated 02.01.2026 modified: cost imposed for recall of P.W.10 (the I.O.) reduced from Rs.2,500/- to Rs.200/- (equal to the cost for recall of the other witnesses); cost for recalling P.Ws 3, 6 and 9 unaltered; time till 08.05.2026 to deposit the total Rs. 800/- before the trial court, failing deposit-with-cross-examination no further adjournment and trial to proceed; on deposit, summons to issue to the witnesses and one further chance of argument before pronouncement of judgment; disposed of without notice to the victim/complainant, who may seek recall/modification if aggrieved.