p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.703 of 2026 Jitu @ Jyotish Pradhan …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Debasnan Das, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Tej Kumar, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 07.03.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner has filed this CRLMC assailing the order of NBW dated 20.01.2026 issued by the learned Ad.hoc A.D.J (FTSC-I), Cuttack in Special G.R. Case No.24 of 2025 arising out of Niali P.S. No.43/2025, against him. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been on bail since 17.09.2025. He was regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 17.09.2025, 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 undertakes to cooperate Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 09-Mar-2026 12:30:10 Signature Not Verified p. 2 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. He further contends that due to such activities of the Petitioner trial in the above noted case is running in a senile pace which is not conducive to the criminal justice system. He, 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 regularly, 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