Padman Harijan v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

BLAPL No.919 of 2022 Padman Harijan .... Petitioner Mr.Manoranjan Padhy, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp.Party Mrs.S.Pattnaik, AGA

CORAM:

JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY

ORDER

14.07.2022 Order No.

03.

1. The matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.

2. Heard Mr.Padhy, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mrs.Pattnaik, learned counsel for the State.

3. Mr.Padhy, learned counsel for the Petitioner seeks for withdrawal of this bail application by submitting that as the rejection order was prior to filing of the charge-sheet, he may be granted liberty to move afresh before the learned court below.

4. The bail application is disposed of as withdrawn as prayed for on behalf of the Petitioner granting liberty to the Petitioner to renew his prayer for bail afresh before the court in seisin over the matter and in such event, learned court below while considering the bail application shall also consider the ratio decided in the case of Tofan Singh vrs. State of Tamil Nadu, reported in (2020) 80 OCR (SC) 641. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the bail application. ( B.P. Routray) Judge

C.R.Biswal