Dhusasan Bhutia v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of criminal transfer petition TRPCRL No.71 of 2019 (pending since 27.08.2019) filed by Dusasan Bhutia & others seeking transfer of C.T. Case No.24 of 2019 from the Additional District & Sessions Judge, Jajpur Road to the Special Court, Jajpur under the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act; decided 27.02.2026 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; no counsel appeared for petitioners; State represented by Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC.
What did the court decide?
None appeared for the petitioners even after the Court had granted one week time to cure defects; the petitioners failed to prosecute the transfer petition. ¶16