Dharmendra Jena v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No. 16152 of 2021 Dharmendra Jena Petitioner ....

Mr.B.P. Pattanaik, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr.A.K. Beura, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

19.01.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Video Conferencing Mode.

Heard the 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 Jodapadar P.S. Case No.309 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Puri for alleged commission of offences under sections 341/323/294/506/324/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Perused the F.I.R. annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the

// 2 // learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is a young boy and while he was playing cricket with his friends, some disturbances created, for which the case has been foisted and the offences are triable by Magistrate, the only non-bailable offence is under section 506 of the Indian Penal Code and after hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail and accordingly, this Court directs that in the event of arrest of the petitioner in connection with the aforesaid case, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the arresting officer with further conditions that he shall make himself available for interrogation by the I.O. as and when required and he shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to the Investigating Officer.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.

The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.

Parties may utilize the soft copy of this order available in the High Court's website or print out

// 3 // thereof at par with certified copy in the manner prescribed vide Office Order dated 7th January 2022. ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge p