Chandrakanta Khandei v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.2393 of 2022 Chandrakanta Khandei ....

Petitioner Mr.T. Dash, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

23.03.2022 01.

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 Panikoili P.S. Case No. 47 of 2022 corresponding to C.T. Case No.230 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Jajpur Road for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 452, 353, 392, 427, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 29A of the Odisha Gram Panchayat Act.

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

// 2 // Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that some of the co-accused persons were taken into custody during the course of investigation and they have already been released on bail by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Jajpur Road and therefore, the petitioner may be permitted to surrender and move for bail before the learned Court below, in which event the learned Courts below may be directed to consider his bail application.

Learned counsel for the State has no objection to such prayer Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, 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