Ashok Das @ Ashok Kumar Dash v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.15923 of 2022 Ashok Das @ Ashok Kumar Dash ....

Petitioner Mr. Suresh Kumar Jena, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opposite Party Mr. Shashanka Patra, A.S.C.

CORAM:

JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No.

ORDER

21.12.2022 01.

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

2. By means of this application, the Petitioner seeks grant of bail U/s.438 Cr.P.C. in apprehension of arrest for his alleged involvement in the offences U/s. 341/294/323/427/447/385/379/ 506/34, I.P.C. in connection with Mangalpur P.S. Case No.595 of 2022 corresponding to C.T. Case No.2587 of 2022 pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Jajpur.

3. Learned counsel for the State submits that there is no record of Criminal Antecedents against the present Petitioner.

4. Considering the submission of the learned counsels for the parties, nature of allegations, the circumstances appearing and the seriousness and gravity of the offences, while this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail, it is directed that, in the event the Petitioner surrenders and moves for bail before the learned S.D.J.M., Jajpur in the aforesaid C.T. Case within a period of three weeks from today, he shall be allowed to go on bail on such terms

// 2 // and conditions as would be deemed just and proper by the said court, but subject to the following further conditions - (i) The Petitioner shall appear before the I.O. and shall cooperate with the investigation as and when required;

(ii) He shall appear in person before the trial court on each date of posting of the case unless specifically exempted by the court concerned.

(iii) They shall not threaten, intimidate, terrorise, ill-treat or harass the Informant party or any of the staff / worker of the RCM SLR Constructions, Mangalpur including the prosecution witnesses in any manner and shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence in any manner whatsoever, while on bail.

(iv) They shall not repeat or indulge in any other offence of similar nature to the present case in any manner whatsoever, while on bail. (v) Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail of the Petitioners.

5. The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly.

( Chittaranjan Dash ) Judge S.K. Parida