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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.941 of 2026 Rangam Raju & Anr. ...…... Petitioner(s)
Mr. P. Patnaik,
Advocate
-Versus- Union of India(CBI) ……. Opposite Party (s)
Mr. Sarthak Nayak,
Advocate for CBI
CORAM:
DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI
ORDER
30.06.2026
Order No.
01.
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.
2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
3. The Petitioners have filed this CRLMC assailing the order dated 15.07.2025 passed by the learned Court of Special Judge CBI- 1, Bhubaneswar in connection with T.R Case No.11 of 2021, issuing N.B.W(A) against them.
4.
Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that no steps have been filed by the conducting counsel before the court. Hence, the learned Court of Special Judge CBI-1, Bhubaneswar, issued N.B.W (A) against them. He further submits that the Petitioners undertake that they will cooperate till the end of the trial and Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 30-Jun-2026 16:30:17 Signature Not Verified
appear before the court on each date of posting without fail, failing which, fresh N.B.W (A) shall be issued against them.
5. In view of such facts and submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioners, this Court is inclined to allow the CRLMC. Accordingly, the order dated 15.07.2025 passed by the learned Court of Special Judge CBI-1, Bhubaneswar in the aforesaid case, so far it relates to issuance of N.B.W(A) against the petitioners, is hereby quashed.
6. The Petitioners are directed to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case and move for bail within a period of fifteen days hence. On such event, the said court shall consider the move of the petitioners to release them on bail on its own merit.
7. Accordingly, the CRLMC is disposed of.
( Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi)
Judge Gitanjali