Hemanta Naik v. State of Odisha
Bail – S.483 BNSS – offences punishable under S.310(2) BNS (dacoity)
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court (G. Satapathy, J.), common order dated 18.12.2025 disposing of BLAPL Nos. 12276, 11204, 11227, 11791 & 13161 of 2025 under S.483 BNSS. Conditional bail granted in dacoity case under S.310(2) BNS (B.Singhpur PS Case No.15 of 2025 / GR Case No.45 of 2025, JMFC Boriguma; alleged dacoity of Rs.8,59,300/-). Grounds: non-identification of petitioners in test identification (TI) parade; implication based only on co-accused Bhaskar Harijan's statement; charge sheet filed; trial unlikely to commence soon; presumption of innocence. Bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two solvent sureties each; benefit of order withheld if petitioner is found identified in the TI parade. Application of Sanjay @ Bhaskar Harijan not pressed and disposed of accordingly.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to Hemanta Naik, Narahari Nayak, Sunam Nayak, Rupesh Nag and Ranjan Nayak @ Naik on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- each with two solvent sureties for the like amount, subject to verification of their identification in the TI parade; the benefit of the order is withheld from any petitioner found identified in the TI parade. The application of Sanjay @ Bhaskar Harijan (BLAPL No.11204 of 2025) was disposed of as not pressed.