Pramod Dattaram Kode (born 13 February 1953) usually referred to as PD Kode, is Additional Judge of

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. Prior to that, he was the designated judge of the

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court that dealt with the

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case. The case is the longest criminal case in

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's history. Judge Kode allowed some of the accused to go on the

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pilgrimage. He took no leave from March 1996 until June 2007. He is noted for not missing court sessions when he broke his arm after slipping in his bathroom, nor when his parents died. Kode is a

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enthusiast and is fond of computer games. He was elevated to the

as an Additional Judge on 10 February 2009. He is making his movie debut in the Shailendra Pandey's upcoming Hindi feature film, '' JD'', based on a journalist's life.http://spfilms.co.in/

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20th-century Indian judges Living people 1953 births Judges of the Bombay High Court {{India-law-bio-stub