7,039 cases disposed of by Orissa High Court amid COVID-19 Lockdown; limited functioning to continue till July 3

The Orissa High Court recently informed that it was able to dispose of 7,039 cases amid the COVID-19 lockdown between March 23 and May 12, 2020 by way of video conference hearings.

The 7,039 disposed of cases include 2,468 bail applications under Section 438 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1,144 bail applications under Section 439 of the CrPC, 2,630 writ petitions, and 347 contempt petitions.

The remaining 450 cases that were disposed of included criminal appeals, writ appeals, first appeals from orders, civil miscellaneous petitions, criminal miscellaneous petitions, criminal revisions and applications under Section 482 of the CrPC.