Santia @ Santanu Pradhan v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.14342 of 2022 Santia @ Santanu Pradhan and others .... Petitioners Mr. Jayadeba Behera, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr. Debasis Biswal, ASC

CORAM:

JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No.

ORDER

16.11.2022 01.

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

2. This is an application for bail U/s.438 Cr.P.C. filed by the Petitioners in anticipation of arrest for their alleged involvement in the offences U/s.294/323/324/341/354/506/34 IPC.

3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners does not want to press the bail application of Petitioner No.2.

4. So far as the Petitioner Nos.1, 3, 4 are concerned, 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, it is directed that in the event the Petitioner Nos.1, 3 and 4 surrender in connection with Khandapara P.S. Case No.241

// 2 // of 2022 corresponding to G.R. Case No.235 of 2022 pending in the court of learned J.M.F.C., Khandapara within a period of two weeks' hence and move for bail, they shall be released on such terms and conditions as would be deemed just and proper by the said court with further conditions that he shall appear in person before the court below on each date of posting of the case unless specifically exempted by the court concerned.

5. It is made clear that the learned court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the Petitioner Nos.1, 3 and 4, if necessary, by admitting the Petitioners to bail provisionally till the information is received and in case more than one antecedent is noticed, the order of this Court shall not be given effect to and the court shall be free to deal with the matter of bail according to its merit without further reference to the present.

6. The ABLAPL is disposed of.

(Chittaranjan Dash) Judge KC Bisoi