{"id":309527,"date":"2023-12-16T17:30:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=309527"},"modified":"2023-12-22T11:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T05:43:12","slug":"in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Orissa High Court:<\/span> In a Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A(2)<\/a> of the Schedule Caste\/Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) (‘SC & ST’) Act, 1989<\/a>, read with Section 482<\/a> of the Code of Criminal Procedure<\/a> (‘CrPC’) challenging the order passed by the Special Judge whereby, the accused person’s petition under Section 205 of CrPC to dispense her from personal appearance in the case was rejected, S. K. Sahoo, J. allowed the appeal and found that the Trial Court’s reasons for rejecting the petition under Section 205 of the CrPC was invalid. Consequently the accused was exempted from personal appearance.<\/p>\n

FACTUAL MATRIX<\/p>\n

The prosecution alleged that on 30-09-2021, the informant had come to the Hospital along with a pregnant lady, at that time the accused, who was a doctor at the hospital, asked the informant about when she came to the hospital. The informant replied that she had been there for an hour and the accused allegedly slapped and abused the informant.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, report was presented by an informant before the Inspector in charge, Bhawanipatna Police station on 30-09-2021 through which the case under Sections 294<\/a>\/341<\/a>\/323<\/a> of the Penal Code<\/a> (‘IPC’) was registered and upon completion of the investigation charge sheet was submitted on 20-03-2022 against the accused under Sections 341<\/a>\/323<\/a> of the IPC<\/a> and Section 3(2)(va)<\/a> of SC & ST Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The accused filed a petition under Section 205 of CrPC on the grounds that she is a public servant and her attendance in the field in attending patients in emergency and non-emergency cases is essential, therefore her personal appearance may be dispensed with. Additionally, she sought that she may be allowed to be represented through her counsel and she undertook to appear as and when her personal appearance would be required by the Court.<\/p>\n

The Trial Court held that it was not mentioned under the petition that the accused being a medical officer has remained busy round the clock and no single evidence has been supplied to prove the averments. The Trial Court further said that “allowing the petition under Section 205 of Cr.P.C. would be like granting a blank cheque, which would affect the process of Court in framing of charge and other proceedings in which the presence of the accused would be highly required” and rejected the petition. Hence, the present appeal.<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS<\/p>\n

Whether the averments taken under the petition under Section 205 of CrPC can be allowed?<\/p>\n

The High Court referred to Section 205 of the CrPC which allows a Magistrate to dispense with the personal attendance of the accused and said while the Section 205 of the CrPC doesn’t specify the scenarios warranting this, it grants the Magistrate discretionary power. However, the Court noted that the clause “if he sees reasons so to do”<\/span> implies that this discretion should be exercised judiciously and reasonably, requiring the Magistrate to provide a reasoned order for such dispensation. The High Court relied on Reliance Airport Developers (P) Ltd.<\/span> v. Airports Authority of India<\/span>, (2006) 10 SCC 1<\/a>, wherein it was<\/span> held that ‘discretion’ vested in Judges cannot be held to be whims or fancy or personal caprice, rather it means judicial and judicious discretion.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The Court also referred to S.V. Muzumdar<\/span> v. Gujarat State Fertilizer Co. Ltd<\/span>., (2005) 4 SCC 173<\/a> and said that Section 205 of the CrPC demands the Magistrate to exercise discretion based on the circumstances of the case, the accused’s situation, and the necessity of their presence. The Court stated that judicial discretion here shouldn’t be arbitrary but informed by careful consideration of all relevant factors. The Court also added that especially when a public servant is involved, the Court must strike a balance between legal requirements and public interest. When considering petitions under Section 205 of CrPC, especially from Government servants responsible for public welfare, the Court’s duty is to weigh these aspects judiciously.<\/p>\n

The High Court relied on K. Narayan Patra<\/span> v. Gopinath Sahu<\/span>, 1991 SCC OnLine Ori 253<\/a> wherein it was held that Courts should consider exempting accused individuals from personal appearance. The Court added that it must balance the inconvenience caused to the accused by their absence from work or profession against the prejudice resulting from their non-appearance in Court and insisting on personal attendance could cause harassment to the accused, and Courts must ensure this inconvenience aligns with the seriousness of the allegations and the potential severity of punishment upon conviction.<\/p>\n

The Court referred to Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia<\/span> v. State of Orissa<\/span>, 1998 SCC OnLine Ori 134<\/a> where the Court laid down guidelines as to how Magistrate should exercise his power under Section 205 of the CrPC, emphasizing that “ personal appearance in criminal trials was the norm, with exemptions granted through judicial discretion and factors such as the seriousness of the offense, moral implications, and potential lengthy sentences should be taken into consideration.<\/p>\n

The Court noted that in R. Annapurna<\/span> v. Ramadugu Anantha Krishna Sastry<\/span>, (2002) 10 SCC 401<\/a>, it considered the leniency provided for an accused women under Sections 406<\/a> and 420<\/a> of the IPC<\/a> and said exemption from personal appearance, subject to conditions like non-disputing of identity, counsel representation in Court sessions, and compulsory presence when crucial.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the Court acknowledged the accused’s role as a crucial hospital figure and found that the reasons for rejecting the petition under Section 205 of the CrPC were invalid. Consequently, the Court set aside the order, allowed the accused to be exempted from personal appearance, with directions to the accused’s counsel to attend the Court, permit collection of evidence in the accused’s absence, and ensure her presence when required. Hence, the Criminal Appeal was allowed.<\/p>\n

[Dr. Hemangini Meher<\/span> v. Sangita Naik<\/span>, 2023 SCC OnLine Ori 6552<\/a>, Order dated: 05-12-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

Counsel for the Accused: Advocate Devashis Panda<\/p>\n

Counsel for the Respondent: Additional Standing Counsel Sonak Mishra<\/p>\n

Buy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973  HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Code<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy Penal Code, 1860   HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"penal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The Court has a bounden duty to balance the mandate of the law and requirements of general public and then decide the fate of a petition filed under Section 205 of the CrPC especially when the applicant is a public servant, more particularly, the Government servants who are enjoined with a duty to safeguard the lives and health of people.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67517,"featured_media":293189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[36115,55147,13961,37146,14261,63619,2675,63620],"class_list":["post-309527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-doctor","tag-hc","tag-ipc","tag-orissa-high-court","tag-penal-code","tag-personal-attendance","tag-public_servant","tag-section-205-crpc-code-of-criminal-procedure"],"yoast_head":"\nIn deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily: Orissa HC | SCC Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily and be circumspect: Orissa HC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily and be circumspect: Orissa HC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-16T12:00:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-22T05:43:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/\",\"name\":\"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily: Orissa HC | SCC Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-16T12:00:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-22T05:43:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84913f82186a8dea042dc300d5751624\"},\"description\":\"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily and be circumspect: Orissa HC\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"orissa high court\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84913f82186a8dea042dc300d5751624\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d822f35f9fcd11386aa47345cde7945e45a64da7205eebe9784f21d0cd223603?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d822f35f9fcd11386aa47345cde7945e45a64da7205eebe9784f21d0cd223603?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc-online-editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily: Orissa HC | SCC Blog","description":"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily and be circumspect: Orissa HC","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC","og_description":"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily and be circumspect: Orissa HC","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2023-12-16T12:00:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-12-22T05:43:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","name":"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily: Orissa HC | SCC Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp","datePublished":"2023-12-16T12:00:46+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-22T05:43:12+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84913f82186a8dea042dc300d5751624"},"description":"In deciding personal attendance of doctor under S. 205 CrPC Magistrate not act arbitrarily and be circumspect: Orissa HC","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"orissa high court"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/16\/in-deciding-personal-attendance-of-doctor-under-s-205-crpc-magistrate-not-act-arbitrarily-orissa-hc-legal-news\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"S. 205 CrPC | Magistrate must not act arbitrarily and be circumspect while deciding personal attendance of a Doctor: Orissa HC"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/84913f82186a8dea042dc300d5751624","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d822f35f9fcd11386aa47345cde7945e45a64da7205eebe9784f21d0cd223603?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d822f35f9fcd11386aa47345cde7945e45a64da7205eebe9784f21d0cd223603?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc-online-editor\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":290479,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/04\/25\/orissa-hc-quashes-criminal-proceedings-against-nesco-orissa-officials-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":309527,"position":0},"title":"Orissa HC quashes Criminal proceedings against NESCO Orissa Officials on grounds of absence of Sanction under Section 197 CrPC","author":"Editor","date":"April 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The officers on duty cannot be subjected to undue harassment in the hands of unscrupulous litigants, to prevent malicious prosecution provisions such as Section 168 of the Electricity Act, 2003, are put in place.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Orissa High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-508.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-508.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-508.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-508.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":299775,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/21\/orissa-hc-rejects-doctors-plea-to-quash-s-304a-proceedings-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":309527,"position":1},"title":"\u2018Doctor is always expected to treat or aid patient to best of his knowledge and ability\u2019; Orissa HC rejects Doctor’s plea to quash S. 304-A proceedings","author":"Editor","date":"August 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cNegligence is a breach of duty imposed by law and it may be either civil or criminal depending upon the nature and gravity of the negligence. Criminal negligence, on the other hand, is gross and culpable, neglect or failure to exercise, reasonable and proper care and precaution to guard against\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"orissa high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":312399,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/01\/29\/no-absolute-bar-on-grant-of-anticipatory-bail-in-cases-under-sc-and-st-act-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":309527,"position":2},"title":"Bar on grant of anticipatory bail in cases under SC and ST Act not absolute when alleged offences, prima facie, not made out: Orissa HC reiterates","author":"Editor","date":"January 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Orissa High Court granted anticipatory bail to a doctor for his apprehension of arrest in a case related to medical termination of pregnancy, where a premature baby girl was born.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"orissa high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":299901,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/23\/orissa-hc-quashes-criminal-case-against-issueless-woman-accused-of-buying-female-infant\/","url_meta":{"origin":309527,"position":3},"title":"Orissa HC quashes criminal proceedings against issueless woman accused of buying female infant","author":"Editor","date":"August 23, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cContinuance of the criminal proceedings against the accused without any acceptable evidence would be a travesty of justice and an abuse of the process of the Court\u201d.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"orissa high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297834,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/07\/27\/s4392-cr-pc-power-to-cancel-bail-only-on-high-court-or-court-of-session-orissa-hc-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":309527,"position":4},"title":"S.439(2) confers power only on High Court or Court of Session to cancel bail granted under S. 436 of Cr.PC: Orissa HC","author":"Editor","date":"July 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"When it comes to the curtailment of the liberty of a person, it becomes incumbent for the Court to follow the principles of natural justice by giving the opportunity of hearing to the accused","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"orissa high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/orissa-high-court.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":323067,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/05\/28\/orissa-high-court-dismisses-petition-recalling-victim-pocso-act\/","url_meta":{"origin":309527,"position":5},"title":"POCSO| \u2018No absolute bar on recalling victim witness but each case must be evaluated on its own evidence\u2019; Orissa HC dismisses application to recall child victim to Court","author":"Editor","date":"May 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThere is no absolute bar under Section 33(5) of the POCSO Act to recall a victim witness, every case has to be weighed on the strength of its own evidence and necessity of recalling the child victim.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Orissa High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Orissa-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Orissa-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Orissa-High-Court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Orissa-High-Court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67517"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}