Soumya Ranjan Satpathy v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.2369 of 2022 Soumya Ranjan Satpathy ....

Petitioner -versusState of Odisha ....

Opposite Party CORAM: JUSTICE S. PUJAHARI Order No.

ORDER

06.05.2022 01.

1.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2.

The Petitioner apprehending his arrest in Bhubaneswar Mahila P.S. Case No.33 of 2020 registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 313, 323, 294, 506, 354, 406 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C., has filed this petition for his release on pre-arrest bail. 3.

Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

4.

It appears that the Petitioner had earlier approached this Court in ABLAPL No.8097 of 2020, which was dismissed on merit vide order dated 30th July, 2020. But, the Petitioner being not satisfied with the aforesaid order, has come to this Court again for his release on pre-arrest bail in ABLAPL No.1684 of 2021 which was disposed of as infructuous, as, by

// 2 // inadvertence, the learned counsel submitted that the Petitioner has already been arrested in the meanwhile.

5.

Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that on such wrong submission, the bail application of the Petitioner has been disposed of as infructuous, as such, he has filed this bail application for his release on pre-arrest bail. 6.

No doubt, the aforesaid bail application of the Petitioner has been disposed of as infructuous on a wrong submission, but it cannot be lost sight that the previous prayer for pre-arrest bail of the Petitioner was rejected on merit by another coordinate Bench.

7.

Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the Petitioner afresh for the said reasons.

8.

Accordingly, the prayer for pre-arrest bail of the Petitioner stands rejected and the ABLAPL is disposed of being dismissed.

(S. Pujahari) Judge DA