Narsimma Sonkhar v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.14095 of 2022 Narsimma Sonkhar ....

Petitioner Mr. M.K Chand, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr. Debasis Biswal, A.S.C.

CORAM:

JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No.

ORDER

03.11.2022 01.

1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State.

2. This is an application under Section 438 Cr.P.C. filed by the Petitioner for anticipatory bail for the offences under Section 274/275/34 of IPC.

3. Keeping in view the submission of the parties and having gone through the nature of allegations as emerged from the material on record and further the circumstances appearing, the seriousness and gravity of the offences, while this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail, the petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Sambalpur in G.R case No. 2909 of 2022 corresponding to Sambalpur Town P.S case No. 280 of 2022 within three weeks hence and moves for bail, the learned court in seisin over the matter shall consider the bail application of the petitioner

// 2 // in the first hour of the day, strictly on the basis of the materials available on record in its own merit.

4. In case of rejection of the bail application by the learned court, the Petitioner may move for bail before the higher forum in the second hour of the same day. In that event, the higher forum shall consider and dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on its own merit.

5. It is made clear that the learned court below shall not be influenced by any of the observations of this court made herein above in any manner. Case diary be made available to the learned courts below as soon as possible to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day and not being taking the direction herein as affirmative.

6. The ABLAPL is disposed of.

( Chittaranjan Dash ) Judge B.K Sahoo