Sagar Sahoo v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

BLAPL No.12158 of 2022 Sagar Sahoo ....

Petitioner Mr. Biswajit Nayak, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mrs. Susamarani Sahoo, Addl. Standing Counsel Mr. S. Das, Advocate for the informant

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

21.12.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 439 of Cr.P.C. in connection with G.R. Case No.1310 of 2022 arising out of Purighat P.S. Case No.246 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M. (Sadar), Cuttack for offences punishable under sections 420/294/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Cuttack

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Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 22.11.2022 and the offences are triable by Magistrate and the amount involved in the case is Rs.4,21,000/- (rupees four lakhs twenty one thousand) and on hearing the learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

Let the petitioner be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing cash security of Rs.4,21,000/- (rupees four lakhs twenty one thousand) and bail bond of Rs.50,000/-(rupees fifty thousand) with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin over the matter with further conditions as the learned Court may deem just and proper with further conditions that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on each date when the case would be posted for trial and shall not indulge in any criminal activities in any manner and shall not try to tamper with the evidence.

The aforesaid amount of cash security shall be kept in any Nationalized Bank in a short-term fixed deposit scheme, which shall be renewed from time to time till the conclusion of trial and its disbursement shall be subject to the judgment of the learned trial

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Violation of any terms and conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.

Accordingly, the BLAPL is disposed of.

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

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge RKM