IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.543 of 2026 Navendra Pradhan …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Pravash Chandra Jena, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Miss Gayatri Patra, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 20.02.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner has filed this CRLMC assailing the order of NBW dated 09.02.2016 issued by the learned J.M.F.C, Banpur in S.T. Case No.13/93/2021 arising out of 6(A) / 2011 corresponding to Balugaon P.S. Case No.3 of 2011, against him. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been on bail since long. He was regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on the effective date i.e. on 09.02.2016, the Petitioner 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 him. He further submits that the Petitioner Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 23-Feb-2026 18:38:42 Signature Not Verified undertakes to cooperate till the end of the trial and appear before the learned court below on each date of posting of the case without fail. 5. At this juncture, learned counsel for the State, on instruction, submits that the Petitioner is a regular absconder and he does not appear in the Court regularly. She further contends that due to such activities of the Petitioner the trial in the above noted case is running in a senile pace which is not conducive to the criminal justice system. She, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this CRLMC. 6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties and since the Petitioner is a regular absconder and does not appear before the learned Court in seisin over the matter on the effective date, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer made in this CRLMC. 7. This CRLMC is, accordingly, dismissed. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant