Basanta Panda v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
BLAPL No.7541 of 2023; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; S.K. Sahoo, J.; order dated 09.02.2024; Basanta Panda v. State of Odisha; bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C.; Sections 364/302/201 IPC (kidnapping/abduction, murder, destruction of evidence); S.T. Case No.21/15 of 2020-21; Sambalpur Town P.S. Case No.289 of 2019; 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Sambalpur; trial-court bail rejected 04.03.2023; circumstantial evidence; last seen; extra-judicial confession; discovery of dead body; eight of forty-two charge-sheet witnesses examined; prolonged detention; earlier interim bail BLAPL No.6414 of 2022 (16.09.2022) complied with; bail bond Rs.50,000 with two sureties; conditions of appearance and no tampering; cancellation on violation; BLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner released on bail in S.T. Case No.21/15 of 2020-21 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.50,000 with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount, subject to conditions of attending each trial date and not tampering with evidence; urgent certified copy to be issued as per Rules.