Artatran Sahoo v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.2862 of 2022

1. Artatran Sahoo

2. Bimal Krushna Mohanty

3. Narasingha Mohapatra

4. Sankar Sarkar

5. Bikash Sethi ....

Petitioners Mr.S.R. Mulia, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

19.04.2022 01.

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 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Baliapanda P.S. Case No. 24 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 418 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Puri for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 386, 387, 341, 353, 506, 120-B of the Indian

// 2 // Penal Code and section 25 of the Arms Act.

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

Learned counsel for the State on instruction submitted that the petitioners have got number of criminal antecedents.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties and the nature of accusation against the petitioners, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, liberty is granted to them 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 and the claim of parity with the co-accused 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 P