p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.169 of 2026 Tapan Kumar Nayak …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Bhakta Ranjan Barik, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha (Vigilance) …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Bijayalaxmi Tripathy, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 16.01.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner has filed this CRLMC assailing the order of NBW dated 06.12.2025 issued by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Bhubaneswar in T.R. No.8 of 2022 against him. 3. Heard. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner has been on bail vide order dated 28.10.2020 passed in BLAPL No.7124 of 2020. He was regularly attending the court on each date of posting of the case. However, on 06.12.2025, the Petitioner could not remain present in court due to his illness. 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 till the end of the trial and appear Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 17-Jan-2026 13:38:57 Signature Not Verified p. 2 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 Petitioner, this Court is inclined to allow the present CRLMC. Accordingly, the order of N.B.W issued to the Petitioner on 06.12.2025 by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Bhubaneswar in the aforesaid case is, hereby, quashed. 6. The Petitioner is directed 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 him on bail with some stringent conditions. In addition, the Petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.500/- (rupees five hundred only) as cost for violating the court’s order, in favour of the Bhubaneswar Bar Association. The said amount shall be utilized for the purpose of purchasing of books in the Bar Library. Receipt showing deposit of the cost shall be presented before the learned court in seisin over the matter. 7. Accordingly, this CRLMC is disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant