IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No. 1150 of 2026 Suranjan Panda & Anr. ..…... Petitioner(s) Mr. Niranjan Panda, Adv. -Versus- State of Odisha .……. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debasish Nayak, AGA CORAM: DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI ORDER 16.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. In filing this CRLMC, the Petitioners have prayed for quashing the criminal proceeding initiated against them in Baideswar P.S. Case No.33 of 2001, corresponding to S.T. No.4 of 2022 pending before the learned Presiding Officer, Special Court under SC and ST (POA) Act, Cuttack. 3. Heard. 4. The brief fact of the case is that the informant, along with other villagers of Baideswar Sabarsahi, demanded illegal gratification from the Petitioners, as they were the auction bidder of Balighat and operating the sand from the said Balighat. The accused persons were creating disturbances preventing the auction Digitally Signed Signed by: LITARAM MURMU Designation: P.A. Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 17-Apr-2026 19:06:18 Signature Not Verified 2 bidders to lift the sand from the sand sairat unless payment Rs 30,000/- as “DADA BOTTY”. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the Petitioner No.1 is the Sarpanch of Baideswar Gram Panchayat. The Petitioner No.2 was the supervisor of Banki Central Co-operative Bank. He further submits that the Informant lodged a false case against the Petitioners before the Baideswar Police Station vide Baideswar P.S. Case No.33 of 2001. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioners further contends that the learned trial court has acquitted the co-accused persons vide judgment dated 19.07.2023. Hence, the proceeding initiated against the present Petitioners may be quashed. 7. Learned counsel for the State submits that the Petitioners are avoiding the trial. Hence, NBW has been issued against them vide order dated 28.10.2021 by the trial court. 8. In such view of the matter and considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the parties, this Court directs the Petitioner to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case and move for bail within a period of ten days hence. On such event, the said court shall consider the move of the petitioners to release them on bail on its own merit. If the Petitioners do not surrender within the time stipulated Digitally Signed Signed by: LITARAM MURMU Designation: P.A. Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 17-Apr-2026 19:06:18 Signature Not Verified 3 hereinabove, the Police shall arrest the Petitioners and produce before the court in seisin over the matter. 9. Accordingly, the CRLMC is disposed of. ( Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Murmu Designation: P.A.