Tarun Kumar Rana v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.6803 of 2022 Tarun Kumar Rana ....

Petitioner Mr. R.K. Pradhan, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr. Rajesh Tripathy, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

13.07.2022 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 C.T. Case No.300 of 2022 arising out of Baripada Sadar P.S. Case No.28 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M. (Sadar), Baripada for alleged commission of offences under section 394 of the Indian Penal Code read with section 25 of the Arms Act.

Perused the F.I.R.

Learned counsel for the State on instruction

// 2 // submitted that there are criminal antecedents against the petitioner.

In view of such criminal antecedents, while not inclining to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail, it is observed that in the event the petitioner surrenders and moves for bail in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible by the Courts 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