One Nilambar Mallick, a resident of Madhupur under the Rajnagar police limits in Kendrapada district, was slapped with a fine of Rs200 by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kendrapada when his mobile phone rang loudly inside the court.
The mobile phone of Mallick, who came to give witness in a case, rang loudly while CJM Rabi Narayan Panda was conducting the court proceeding. The CJM asked the District Bar Association secretary Nrushingha Charan Rout to detain the person at the Bar and to collect Rs200 as fine from the person for the development of the Bar Association. Mallick was released after he deposited the amount before the secretary.