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Sumit Kumar Dash @ Sumit Kumar Das v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC12 Mar 2026CRLREV/198/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Section 143A NI Act; 20% compensation deposit; extension of time rejected 23.12.2025; Criminal Appeal No.11 of 2025 District & Sessions Judge Bargarh; initial direction 25.09.2025 within 60 days; petition 24.11.2025 further time; six weeks grace till 13.04.2026; NBW execution embargo automatic vacatur; no coercive action till 13.04.2026; CRLREV No.198 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; V. Narasingh; revision disposed; pending IAs disposed.

What did the court decide?

Further period of six weeks granted to the Petitioner to deposit 20% of the compensation in compliance with the order dated 25.09.2025 (deadline 13.04.2026); no coercive action till 13.04.2026; NBW-execution embargo to stand automatically vacated if the amount is not deposited by 13.04.2026; pending I.As. disposed of. ¶28

Sumit Kumar Dash @ Sumit Kumar Das Vs State of Odisha — Cheque Dishonour | Orissa HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioner should be granted further time to deposit 20% of the compensation required under Section 143A of the NI Act, after the learned District & Sessions Judge, Bargarh rejected his prayer for extension of time on 23.12.2025.

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Court's answer

Interest of justice would be subserved if a further period of six weeks’ time is granted to the Petitioner to comply with the order dated 25.09.2025 qua deposit of 20% of the compensation.

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Ratio / Principle

If the amount in question as directed by the learned Sessions Judge is not deposited before the learned Trial Court by 13.04.2026, it shall be open for the learned Court in seisin to proceed in accordance with law.

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Key takeaways

No coercive action shall be taken against the Petitioner till 13.04.2026.ratio¶25
The embargo on execution of the NBW shall stand automatically vacated in the event the amount in terms of the impugned order is not deposited by 13.04.2026.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, CRLREV No.198 of 2026 (V. Narasingh, J.; order dated 12.03.2026): Criminal revision assailing the order dated 23.12.2025 of the learned District & Sessions Judge, Bargarh in Criminal Appeal No.11 of 2025, which rejected the Petitioner's prayer for extension of time to deposit 20% of the compensation in terms of Section 143A of the NI Act (initial direction dated 25.09.2025 requiring deposit within 60 days; further-time petition dated 24.11.2025). The Court granted a further six weeks (to 13.04.2026) to comply with the 25.09.2025 order, directed that no coercive action be taken against the Petitioner till 13.04.2026, and held that the embargo on execution of the NBW would stand automatically vacated if the amount were not deposited by 13.04.2026, failing which the Court in seisin could proceed in accordance with law. Criminal Revision disposed of; pending I.As., if any, disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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CRLREV No.198 of 2026

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Sumit Kumar Dash @ Sumit Kumar Das

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Petitioner

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Mr. J. Sahoo, Advocate

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-versus-

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1. State of Odisha

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…. Opposite Parties

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2. Vikash Agrawal

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Mr. M. R. Mohanty, AGA

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CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH ORDER

12.03.2026

Order No.

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

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This criminal revision has been filed assailing the order dated 23.12.2025 in Criminal Appeal No.11 of 2025 passed by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Bargarh thereby rejecting the prayer of the Petitioner seeking extension of time to deposit 20% of the compensation in terms of the Section 143A of the NI Act.

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It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that because of the overwhelming circumstances the order could not be complied for which the Petitioner sought time to deposit the same and that ought not to have been rejected in a mechanical manner without examining the bonafide.

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On perusal of the record, it is seen that the initially a direction was passed on 25.09.2025 while

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entertaining the Criminal Appeal by the learned Sessions Judge, who directed deposit of 20% of the total compensation in terms of Section 143A of NI Act and the Petitioner was to make such deposit within a period of 60 days.

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On 24.11.2025 another petition was filed seeking further time and the impugned order was passed on 23.12.2025 rejecting the prayer of the Petitioner for grant of additional one month more time. In the meanwhile, almost two months time has elapsed.

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Considering the recitals and the submissions, this Court is persuaded to hold that interest of justice would be subserved if a further period of six weeks’ time is granted to the Petitioner to comply with the order dated 25.09.2025 qua deposit of 20% of the compensation.

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If the amount in question as directed by the learned Sessions Judge is not deposited before the learned Trial Court by 13.04.2026, it shall be open for the learned Court in seisin to proceed in accordance with law.

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It is stated by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that in the meanwhile NBW has been issued for non-compliance of the order of the learned Appellate Court.

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It is directed that no coercive action shall be taken against the Petitioner till 13.04.2026.

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It is needless to state that the embargo so far as execution of NBW is concerned, shall stand automatically vacated in the event the amount in terms of the impugned order is not deposited by 13.04.2026.

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