IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.2007 of 2026 Santosh Kumar Lenka & Anr. …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Surendra Kumar Biswal, Adv. versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Tej Kumar, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 25.06.2026 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioners have filed this CRLMC assailing the order of NBW dated 20.08.2025 issued by the learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Cuttack in 2(a)CC Case No.30 of 2019 corresponding to E.I. & E.B Unit-1 Cuttack P.R and No.81/2019-20, against them. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioners have been on bail since 10.12.2019. They were regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 20.08.2025, the Petitioners could not remain present in court due to noncommunication by the conducting Counsel. Hence, the learned Court in seisin over the matter issued the order of N.B.W. against them. He further submits that the Petitioners undertake Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 25-Jun-2026 19:07:06 Signature Not Verified to cooperate till the end of the trial and appear before the learned court in seisin over the matter on each date of posting of the case without fail. 5. In view of such facts and submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioners, this Court is inclined to allow the present CRLMC. Accordingly, the order of N.B.W issued to the Petitioners on 20.08.2025 by the learned Court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case is, hereby, quashed. 6. The Petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case and move for bail within a period of fifteen working days hence. In such event, the said court shall release them on bail with some stringent conditions. In addition, each of the Petitioners shall deposit a sum of Rs.500/- (rupees five hundred only) as cost for violating the court’s order, in favour of the District Court Bar Association, Cuttack. The said amount shall be utilized for the purpose of purchasing of books in the Bar Library. Receipt showing deposit of the cost shall be presented before the learned court in seisin over the matter. 7. Accordingly, this CRLMC is disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant