Lalit Kumar Bajpeyee v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.3598 of 2022 Lalit Kumar Bajpeyee ....

Petitioner Mr.J. Sahu, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

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

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

19.05.2022 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 Padampur P.S. Case No. 08 of 2022 corresponding to Spl. G.R. Case No. 19 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Padampur for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 21(b), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely entangled in the

// 2 // case on the basis of the statement of the co-accused persons before the police and therefore, the anticipatory bail application may be favourably considered.

Learned counsel for the State, on the other hand, has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties and in view of the bar under section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 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 Court 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 Court concerned for disposal of the bail application.

The ABLAPL stands disposed of.

Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge PKSahoo