Prasanta Kumar Pal @ Babula v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.2467 of 2022

1. Prasanta Kumar Pal ....

Petitioners @ Babula

2. Sibasankar Pal @ Sibuna Mr.B.R. Dalai, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

06.04.2022 02.

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

Heard the 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 Balipatna P.S. Case No.50 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 224 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C.(O), Bhubaneswar for commission of alleged offences under sections 341, 323, 325, 294, 379, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the State on instruction submitted that there is only one injured in the case, namely Hata Parida, who has sustained one simple injury and there are no criminal

// 2 // antecedents against the petitioners. The instruction furnished by the learned counsel for the State be kept on record. Perused the F.I.R. annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the State that the injured has sustained one simple injury, which is opined to be simple in nature and the petitioners have got 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