IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMP No. 36 of 2026 Chinmay Kar ….. Petitioner Mr. Kashinath Pattanaik, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Orissa 2. Parsuram Das ….. Opposite Party Mr. Saroj Kumar Rout, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MISS JUSTICE SAVITRI RATHO ORDER 27.01.2026 Order No. 01. (Through hybrid Mode) 1. This CRLMP has been filed with the prayer to direct the learned JMFC (IV), Cuttack to conclude the trial in ICC No. 513 of 2022 against the Opposite Party No.2 for commission of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act within a stipulated period preferably within four months. 2. Mr. Pattanaik, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this ICC case had been preferred in the year 2022. On 19.09.2022, cognizance of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act (NI Act) was taken. On 23.06.2023, the accused had entered his appearance. On the same day, he had filed an application under Section 205 of the Cr.P.C., which was allowed on the same day and on the same day he filed a memo and undertaking in shape of an affidavit stating that the matter had been settled between the parties, for which he would clear the dues in six monthly installments commencing from October, 2023. But it appears that he did not make payment. On 18.04.2024, bailable warrant was issued against him followed by issue of NBW on 29.07.2024. He further submits that the petitioner is suffering from Kidney disease and is being treated in KIIMS, Bhubaneswar, for which he has urgent need of money, but the accused is adopting dilatory tactics to delay disposal of the trial and has recently filed an application under Section 239 of the Cr.P.C. for discharge. 3. Considering the fact that the case is pending since the year 2022, the CRLMP is disposed of requesting the learned JMFC-IV, Cuttack to make an endeavor to dispose of ICC Case No. 513 of 2022 expeditiously and for the said purpose not to grant unnecessary or long adjournments in this case. 4. The CRLMP is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. (Savitri Ratho) Judge Subhalaxmi SAHOO