p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLA No.450 of 2026 Kailash Das and others …. Appellant(s) Mr. Hrudananda Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Respondent(s) Ms. Sarita Moharana, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 22.07.2026 05. 1. Mr. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the appellant submits that the present appeal has been inadvertently filed before this Court. He submits that, the appeal lies before the learned Sessions Judge under Section 374(3) of the Cr.P.C. and not before this Court. Therefore, he seeks to withdraw the present appeal with liberty to avail the appropriate statutory remedy before the competent appellate forum. 2. Mr. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the appellant, further submits that vide order dated 23.06.2026, this Court had granted the appellant interim bail for a period of one month, which is due to expire on 28.07.2026. He, therefore, prays for extension of the said interim bail. 3. Regard being had to the submission made by the learned counsel for the appellant, the period of sentence awarded to the appellant and the facts and p. 2 circumstances of the case, the interim bail granted to the appellant vide order dated 23.06.2026 is extended till 28.08.2026, subject to the condition that the appellant shall file appeal against the impugned judgment before the learned Sessions Court. 4. Accordingly, the CRLA is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna Designation: Senior Stenographer