K. Ramesh Sethy @ Gopal v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

BLAPL No. 3282 of 2022 K. Ramesh Sethy @ Gopal ....

Petitioner Mr. S.P. Das, Advocate - Versus - State of Odisha ....

Opposite Party Mr. P. Tripathy, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE SASHIKANTA MISHRA

ORDER

16.05.2022 1.

This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

Order No.

1.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Addl. Standing Counsel for the State.

3.

The petitioner is in custody since 06.01.2022 in connection with Nayapali P.S. Case No.7 of 2022 corresponding to T.R. Case No.06 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar for the alleged commission of offence under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/29 of NDPS Act.

4.

It is alleged that the petitioner was travelling in a Car, in which contraband ganja weighing 46 kg 208 grams were being carried.

5.

It is submitted that the petitioner was a passenger who had taken the car on hire and as such, he had no knowledge about the contents of the luggage kept in the dickey of the vehicle. It further appears that as per the seizure list, only a mobile phone was seized from the possession of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the above facts and the period of detention of the petitioner in custody, I am inclined to allow the payer for bail. Let

the petitioner be released on bail on such terms and conditions as the court in seisin over the matter may deem fit and proper to impose including the condition that he shall personally appear before the trial Court on each date of posting of the case without fail.

7.

BLAPL is accordingly disposed of.

8.

Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.

(Sashikanta Mishra) Judge A.K. Rana