Santosh Deepa @ Dipa @ Santosh Dip v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court, Cuttack; BLAPL No.2562 of 2024; Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; order dated 20.08.2024; bail application under Section-439 Cr.P.C.; NDPS Act case; offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) N.D.P.S. Act; Section 37 N.D.P.S. Act commercial quantity bar; 40 Kgs ganja seized in two jari bags on 09.03.2024; Manamunda P.S. Case No.138 of 2023-24; 2(a)CC Case No.05 of 2024; Additional Sessions Judge, Kantamal; trial Court bail rejection dated 12.03.2024; custody since 09.03.2024; trial not likely to commence shortly; conditional bail with monthly police-station reporting and antecedent verification; violation entails cancellation; BLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner admitted to bail and to be released by the learned Court in seisin over 2(a)CC Case No.05 of 2024 (NDPS Act), subject to the conditions stated in the order (monthly police-station reporting, restriction to trial Court jurisdiction, attendance on each trial date, no tampering with evidence, no fresh offences, release subject to verification of antecedents).