One Babaji Rout of Badapalagada paid a penalty of Rs 200 on Monday as his mobile phone rang loudly during a court session, which was conducted by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Rabi Narayan Panda.
Rout, who had come as a witness for a case, was penalised under the CJM’s direction. Panda asked District Bar Association secretary Nrushingha Charan Rout to detain Rout at the bar association office and collect the fine from him. The fine amount will be spent on development works of the bar association. Rout was released after he deposited the money.