Manash Kumar Patalasingh v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.2802 of 2022

1. Manash Kumar Patalasingh

2. Purna Chandra Praharaj

3. Hrudananda Patalsingh

4. Suresh Behera

5. Dharmananda Sahoo

6. Susil Mahapatra

7. Ajaya Pattnayak @ Nayak

8. Ganesh Behera

9. Raju Ojha 10.Biswajit Satapathy 11.Prasanta Moharana 12.Abhimanu Sahoo ....

Petitioners Mr. S.C. Puspalaka, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr.A.K. Beura, Addl. Standing Counsel Mr. P.S. Nayak, Advocate for the informant

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

04.05.2022 02.

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

// 2 // Heard Mr. S.C. Puspalaka, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. A.K. Beura, learned counsel for the State as well as Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, learned counsel appearing for the informant.

This is an application under section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Ghatagaon P.S. Case No.43 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. Case No.411 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Keonjhar for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 279, 323, 379 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

In terms of the order dated 19.04.2022, learned counsel for the State has produced the written instruction dated 03.05.2022 received from the Inspector-in-charge of Ghatagaon police station which indicates that the petitioners appeared before him but did not cooperate in the investigation and did not furnish their valid mobile numbers as well as any identification ID. The written instruction obtained by the learned counsel for the State is taken on record. In view of the instruction received from the Inspector-in-charge of Ghatagaon police station and since the petitioners have failed to comply the order dated 19.04.2022, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, it is observed that in the event the petitioners surrender in the Court

// 3 // below within a period of four weeks from today and move for bail, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible by the Court below in accordance with law. The case records shall be made available to the Court concerned.

The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge P