Susanta Behera v. Debasish Bera
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack (Justice Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo), order dated 09.04.2026 in TRPCRL No.20 of 2026 (Susanta Behera v. Debasish Bera) — transfer of 1CC Case No.156 of 2023 (U/s.138 N.I. Act) from SDJM Kendrapara to Basudevpur on plea of threat to life refused; fear alone, unaccompanied by any step such as an F.I.R. or intimation to the trial court, held not a ground for transfer; petition disposed of; prospective VC/ICT-appearance applications left to be considered by the trial court in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
In the considered opinion of this Court, the petitioner-accused merely being scared is not a reason for transferring the application, where no further action (such as lodging an F.I.R. or intimating the trial court) has been taken by the petitioner after he became scared or felt threatened by the complainant.