Sachin Kumar Das v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.16851 of 2021

1. Sachin Kumar Das

2. Kartik Majhi @ Vima

3. Sumit Rana @ Tapu

4. Mukesh Majhi @ Litu ....

Petitioners Mr. Jajati Keshari Khuntia, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr . Deepak Kumar Pani, Addl. Standing Counsel

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

27.01.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through video conferencing.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Balasore Sadar P.S. Case No. 245 of 2021 corresponding to C.T. Case No.627 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C. (R), Balasore for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 147, 148, 294, 427, 323, 506/149 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25 and 27 of the

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Perused the first information report annexed to the anticipatory bail application.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that during the course of investigation, some of the co-accused persons were taken into custody and on the basis of their confessional statement before the police, the petitioners have been arrayed as an accused for which they are apprehending their arrest and therefore, the anticipatory bail application may be favourably considered.

Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties and the nature of accusation, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, liberty is granted to the petitioners to surrender and move for bail in the Court below within a period of four weeks, in the event of which the learned Courts below shall dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously and the claim of parity with the co-accused persons, who are stated to have been released on bail shall be taken into account. The case records shall be made available to the Courts concerned for disposal of the bail application.

The ABLAPL stands disposed of.

Parties may utilize the soft copy of this order

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