Rudra Prasanna Jena v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.2068 of 2022

1. Rudra Prasanna Jena

2. Deepak Kumar Jena ....

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

Opp. Party Mr.Arupananda Das, Addl. Government Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

15.03.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode).

Heard Mr. J.Sarkar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Arupananda Das, learned Addl. Government Advocate for the State.

This is an application under section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Mangalpur P.S. Case No.37 of 2022 corresponding to C.T. Case No. 213 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Jajpur for commission of alleged offences under sections 341, 294, 323, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Perused the F.I.R. annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

// 2 // Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that it is a case and counter case and due to political rivalry the case has been instituted, the offences are triable by Magistrate and the only non-bailable offence is one under section 506 of the Indian Penal Code and on hearing the learned counsel for the State, who submitted that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents, 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 two sureties 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 any facts to the Courts or to the Investigating Officer.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.

The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.

Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge PKSahoo