Anatha Harijan v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.1209 of 2022 Anatha Harijan ....

Petitioner Mr.C.R.Sahu, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

08.02.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard the 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 Lanjigarh P.S. Case No. 46 of 2013 corresponding to C.T. Case No. 711 of 2013 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Bhawanipatna for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 457 and 380 of the Indian Penal Code. Perused the first information report annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

It is a case of the year 2013 and the petitioner

// 2 // has approached this Court after eight years of lodging of the first information report and therefore, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, it is observed that in the event the petitioner surrenders and moves for bail in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, the learned Courts below shall dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously and the claim of parity with the coaccused, who is stated to have been released on bail, shall be taken into account. The case records shall be made available to the Courts concerned for disposal of the bail application.

The ABLAPL stands disposed of.

Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge PKSahoo