Sulochana Panda v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No. 182 of 2022

1. Sulochana Panda

2. Asutosh Panda

3. Amitav Panda ....

Petitioners Mr. A. Mishra, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr. D.K. Pani Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO

ORDER

Order No.

31.01.2022 01.

This matter is taken up by video conferencing mode.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Mancheswar P.S. Case No.377 of 2021 corresponding to C.T. Case No.6416 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Bhubaneswar for alleged commission of offences under sections 294/323/341/420/467/468/471/506/34 of the Indian

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Perused the F.I.R..

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the case arises out of a complaint petition which was forwarded to the Inspector InCharge of Mancheswar Police Station and accordingly, the P.S. Case was registered. He further submitted that another criminal proceeding under section 138 of the N.I. Act is also pending between the parties and the offences are triable by Magistrate and therefore, the anticipatory bail application of the petitioners may be favourably considered.

Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, the nature of accusation against the petitioners and the fact that the offences are triable by Magistrate, I am inclined to release the petitioners on anticipatory bail and accordingly, this Court directs that in the event of arrest of the petitioners in connection with the aforesaid case, they shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with one surety each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer with further conditions that they shall make themselves available for interrogation by the I.O. as and when

// 3 // required and they shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the Investigating Officer.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.

The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.

Parties may utilize the soft copy of this order available in the High Court's website or print out thereof at par with certified copy in the manner prescribed vide Office Order dated 7th January 2022. p ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge