Manoj Kumar Panda v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No. 3462 of 2022 Manoj Kumar Panda ....

Petitioner Mr. A.R. Panda, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

17.05.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with G.R. Case No.20 of 2022(N) arising out of Badabazar P.S. Case No.55 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge, Ganjam at Berhampur for alleged commission of offences under sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/25 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

Perused the F.I.R.

// 2 // It is a case of seizure of commercial quantity of ganja and in view of the available materials on record and bar under section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, it is observed that in the event the petitioner surrenders in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and moves for bail, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible by the Court below in accordance with law and claim of parity with the co-accused, who is stated to have been released on bail, shall be taken into account at the time of adjudication of the bail application. 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 RKM