Paramjit @ Lipu Harijan @ Sagaria v. State Of Odisha
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.1298 of 2022 Paramjit @ Lipu Harijan @ Sagaria ....
Petitioner Mr. B.R. Tripathy, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....
Opp. Party Mr. J.P. Patra, Addl. Standing Counsel
CORAM:
JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.
ORDER
09.02.2022 01.
This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
This is an application under section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with G.R. Case No.604 of 2021 arising out of Khatiguda P.S. Case No.57 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Nabarangpur for alleged commission of offences under sections 452/394/294/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
Perused the F.I.R.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner's implication in the case is based on confessional statements of co-accused persons before
// 2 // police and the said co-accused persons have already been granted bail and the petitioner may be permitted to surrender in the Court below and move for bail and the claim of parity may be taken into account while adjudicating the bail application.
Learned counsel for the State has no serious objection to such prayer.
Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, the nature of accusation against the petitioner, it is ordered that in the event the petitioner surrenders and moves for bail before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously and while disposing of the bail application, the learned Courts below shall consider the claim of parity with the co-accused persons, who are stated to have been released on bail. The case records shall be made available to the Court concerned.
The ABLAPL stands disposed of.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
( S.K. Sahoo) Judge p