Bhima@Bhimasen Harijan v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.6161 of 2022 Bhima @ Bhimasen Harijan ....

Petitioner Mr. R.L. Pattnaik, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr. Manoranjan Mishra, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

28.06.2022 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 Mathili P.S. Case No. 146 of 2020 corresponding to T.R. Case No.125 of 2020 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge, Malkangiri for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 20(b)(ii) (C), 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act.

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

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that one of the co-accused has already been released on bail and

// 2 // therefore, the petitioner may be permitted to surrender in the learned Court below and move for bail and the claim of parity may be taken into account.

Learned counsel for the State has no objection to such prayer.

In view of such submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, liberty is granted to him 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 bail application in accordance with law expeditiously and the claim of parity with the coaccused person, who is 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