Minati Devi v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.6273 of 2022 Minati Devi ....

Petitioner Mr.S.P. Das, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mrs. Susamarani Sahoo, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

29.06.2022 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 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with Tikabali P.S. Case No.24 of 2022 for alleged commission of offences under sections 419/420/468/471 and 474 of the Indian Penal Code. It is a case where the accusation against the petitioner is that she produced the forged educational documents at the time of her appointment as Junior Teacher Contractual, Govt. High School, Tikabali,

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In view of the available material on record and the nature and gravity of the accusation against the petitioner, 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 Courts below shall dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously and claim of parity with the co-accused persons, who are stated to have been released on bail, so also proviso to section 437(1) Cr.P.C. 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 stands disposed of.

Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge P