Dinabandhu Hati v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.1843 of 2022 Dinabandhu Hati ....

Petitioner Mr.B.K. Ragada, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

15.03.2022 02.

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 Brajarajnagar P.S. Case No. 31 of 2022 corresponding to C.T. Case No.258 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Jharsuguda for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 294, 324 and 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Perused the F.I.R. annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

// 2 // Learned counsel for the State submitted that the there are two injured persons in this case, namely, Raju Bibvar and Sujit Hati and both them have sustained grievous injuries and the accusation against the petitioner is that he caught hold of the injured, which facilitated the other co-accused persons to assault them.

In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the State and the injuries sustained by the injured, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, liberty is granted to the petitioner to surrender and move for bail in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today in the event of which the learned Courts below shall dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously and the claim of parity with the co-accused persons, who are 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