Nishikanta Nayak v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court bail order 19.02.2024; BLAPL No.218 of 2024 and BLAPL No.223 of 2024; Justice G. Satapathy; Section 439 CrPC bail; Kodala P.S. Case No.500 of 2023; G.R. Case No.412 of 2023; JMFC Kodala; IPC Sections 471, 472, 467, 468, 379, 120-B, 409, 420, 34; theft of sand; Truck OD-14-E-9385; Satendra Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021) 10 SCC 773 relied on; co-accused Biswanth Patra and Mangaraj Behera released in BLAPL Nos.14030 and 14033 of 2023; bail bond Rs.50,000 with two solvent sureties; IPC Section 229-A condition; weekly reporting to IO eight weeks; counsel B. Senapati for petitioners; S.S. Kanungo AGA for State of Orissa; petitioners Nishikanta Nayak, Amarendra Panigrahi, D. Ramesh Kumar, Srikanta Kumar @ Srikant Panda.
What did the court decide?
Both BLAPL No.218 of 2024 and BLAPL No.223 of 2024 allowed and disposed of by common order; petitioners Nishikanta Nayak, Amarendra Panigrahi, D. Ramesh Kumar and Srikanta Kumar @ Srikant Panda admitted to bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) each with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin, subject to: (i) not committing any offence while on bail; (ii) attending the trial Court on each date of posting unless attendance is dispensed with, failing which (without sufficient cause) the trial Court may proceed against them for offence U/S.229-A of IPC; (iii) not leaving the trial Court's jurisdiction without prior permission till disposal, giving their present address of stay; and (iv) reporting attendance before the IO once a week preferably on Sunday between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for eight weeks, with the IO not to detain them unnecessarily beyond the stipulated time; trial Court at liberty to cancel bail on violation of conditions without further reference to this Court, and future involvement in similar offences on prima facie accusations may be treated as ground for cancellation; urgent certified copy of order ordered to be issued as per Rules.