Bapina@ Babuna Das v. State Of Odisha

7IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.430 of 2022 Bapina @ Babuna Das ....

Petitioner Mr.B.P. Rath, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

01.02.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through video conferencing mode.

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

This is an application under section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with Bharatpur P.S. Case No.362 of 2021 corresponding to C.T. Case No.5698 of 2021 pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Bhubaneswar for alleged commission of offences under sections 341, 294, 326, 323, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Perused the F.I.R. annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner and the informant belong to the same locality and there was previous dispute between the parties for which the case has been foisted against the petitioner and there are no such materials to attract the

// 2 // ingredients of the offence under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and the injured has sustained simple injury and on hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail and accordingly, this Court directs that in the event of arrest of the petitioner in connection with the aforesaid case, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand) with two sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer with further conditions that he shall make himself available for interrogation by the I.O. as and when required and he 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 any facts to the Courts 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.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge PKSahoo