IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.1040 of 2026 Brundaban Panda @ Bundaban Panda & Anr. …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Deepak Kumar Mohapatra, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha & Anr. …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debashish Nayak, AGA CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 08.04.2026 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioners have filed this CRLMC assailing the impugned order of dated 10.03.2026 passed by the learned Court in seisin over the matter in C.T. Case No.586 of 2017 corresponding to Simulia P.S. Case No.166 of 2017, against them. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioners have been on bail since long. They were regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 10.03.2026, the Petitioners could not remain present in court due to noncommunication by the conducting Counsel. Hence, the learned Court in seisin over the matter passed the impugned order dated 10.03.2026. He further submits that the Petitioners Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 09-Apr-2026 18:09:29 Signature Not Verified undertake 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. 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, this Court directs the Petitioners 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. 6. Accordingly, this CRLMC is disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant