Prasant Kumar Dalai v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No. 1771 of 2022

1. Prasant Kumar Dalai

2. Lalit Mohan Pradhan ....

Petitioners Mr.J. Sahoo, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO

ORDER

Order No.

03.03.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical 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 G.R. Case No.54 of 2022 arising out of Banpur P.S. Case No.61 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Banpur for alleged commission of offences under sections 341/294/323/325/384/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Perused the F.I.R.

// 2 // Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the case arose out of Gram Panchayat election dispute and the offences are triable by Magistrate and after hearing the learned counsel for the State, 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 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.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

p ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge

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