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Babul Bal v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC20 May 2022ABLAPL/4639/2022

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What is this about?

The High Court at Cuttack disposed of a bail application filed by the petitioners in a case under sections 341, 323, 294, 506, 307, 34 IPC and provisions of SC/ST POA Act. The court directed the petitioners to surrender and formulated conditions for potential interim bail.

What did the court decide?

Direction to surrender within two weeks; authorization for Special Judge to grant interim bail subject to three conditions.

Babul Bal Vs State of Odisha — Caste Atrocities | Orissa HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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ABLAPL No. 4639 OF 2022

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Babul Bal & Others ……… Petitioners Mr. R.N. Prusty, Advocate

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-versus-

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State of Odisha

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...……… Opposite Party Mr. K.K. Gaya, ASC

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CORAM:

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JUSTICE V. NARASINGH

ORDER 20.05.2022

Order No.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid Mode.

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

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The petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Aul P.S. Case No. 258 of 2021 corresponding to T.R. Case No. 120 of 2021, pending on the file of the Learned District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court, Kendrapara for commission of offence under Sections- 341/323/294/506/307/34, I.P.C read with Section 3 (1)(r)/3 (1)(s)/3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act .

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In the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and Others vrs. State of Odisha, reported in (2017) 67 OCR -309 , this ABLAPL is disposed of with the following observations.

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5-1. The petitioner shall surrender before the learned District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court, Kendrapara in T.R. Case No. 120 of 2021 corresponding to Aul P.S. Case No. 258 of 2021 within two weeks from today. Seven days before the petitioners surrender before the said Court, Petitioners or his counsel shall serve a copy of the bail application or such number of copies of the bail application on the learned Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by him, for the purpose of notice to the victim and his/her dependent. On the date of surrender of the petitioners, the Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor shall be ready with the Case Diary and other relevant case records of the Case.

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It shall be open to the learned Special Judge to independently take into account the materials on record and considered the prayer for grant of interim bail in favour of the petitioners, keeping in view the gravity of the offence. Learned Special Judge is also called upon to consider, if the offence as alleged are ex-facie made out against the petitioners or not.

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In the event, learned Special Judge decides to grant interim bail to the petitioners, they shall be released on the same day, on surrendering within three weeks hence. The learned Court in seisin over the matter to fix the terms and conditions as deemed just and proper including the following additional conditions:-

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(1) the petitioners shall appear before the I.O. once in a week on the day and time fixed by the said I.O. until further order by the Learned Special Judge; (2) the petitioners shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witness of this case or the victim or his/ her dependent in any manner whatsoever; and

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(3) the petitioners shall not involve themselves in similar or any other offence during currency of this

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order.

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In the event, the interim bail is granted to the petitioners, the matter shall be finally heard on merits within two weeks of appearance of the victim.

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Balaram

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The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
10. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per
rules.
( V.Narasingh )
Judge

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