Subham Nayak Vs State of Odisha

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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BLAPL No.2324 of 2025

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Subham Nayak …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Biswajit Ranjan Tripathy, Adv.

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-versus-

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…. State of Odisha Opposite Party(s) Mr. Pradipta Satapathy, ASC

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CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI

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Ord	er		ORDER
No.			23.04.2025
F.I.R. No.	Dated	Police Station	Case No. and Courts’ Name	Sections
0125	16.04.2024	Ainthapali	G.R. Case No.974 of 2024 arising out of Sambalpur Ainthapali P.S. Case No.125 dated 16.04.2024 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sambalpur	Sections 409 and 420 of I.P.C.

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1 . This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.

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2 . Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned

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counsel for the State.

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3 . The Petitioner being in custody in connection with G.R. Case No.974 of 2024 arising out of Sambalpur Ainthapali P.S. Case No.125 dated 16.04.2024 pending in the Court of

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Signature Not Verified

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learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sambalpur registered

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Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 25-Apr-2025 18:20:26

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for the alleged commission of offence under Sections 409 and 420 of I.P.C, has filed this application for his release on bail.

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4 . The brief fact of the case is that the Petitioner was working as an Assistant Customer Relationship Manager at Ujjivan Finance Bank. During course of his Official duty he had withdrawn a sum of Rs.10,000/- from the Savings Bank accounts of some of the customers using the HHD of the Bank and also the login ID and Password shared by Jagabandhu Singh. It is also alleged that the Petitioner has collected the EMI amount of Rs.21,430/- from five number of customers by cash and through UPI registered through his phone. Accordingly, upon getting information about misappropriation of money in the Bank an F.I.R was lodged.

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5 . Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that the Petitioner is in custody since 02.12.2024. The Petitioner is an innocent person and has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he may be released on bail.

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6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the Petitioner.

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7 . Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to release the present Petitioner on bail in the aforesaid case on some

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Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 25-Apr-2025 18:20:26

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stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that:

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i. the Petitioner shall deposit cash security of Rs.2,00,000/- (Rupees Two lakh only) before the learned court below;

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ii. the Petitioner shall before the appear

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concerned local Police Station in every fortnight between 10.00A.M. to 1.00P.M. till conclusion of the trial;

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iii. the Petitioner shall not indulge himself in any criminal activities in future;

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iv. the Petitioner shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner;

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v. the Petitioner after the onset of monsoon, shall plant 100 saplings of local variety like mango, neem, tamarind etc. in and around his village over the Government land/ community land/ private land, if it is in the possession of the Petitioner or his family members.

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Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail.

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8. The District Nursery/D.F.O shall extend the helping hand by supplying the saplings to the Petitioner and the Revenue Authority shall assist the Petitioner in identifying the location for plantation of the saplings. If the land is not available, the Petitioner to approach the Revenue Authority for identifying the land for plantation and the Revenue Authority shall do the needful.

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9. The I.I.C. of the concerned Police Station in coordination with the local Forest Officer shall monitor; whether the Petitioner has planted the saplings or not.

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Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 25-Apr-2025 18:20:26

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10. It is further made clear that the Petitioner shall file an affidavit after plantation of the saplings before the local Police Station assuring that he will maintain those plants for two years. The said affidavit be also produced before the learned court below at the time of trial.

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11. The BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of.

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(Dr. S.K. Panigrahi) Judge

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Ayaskanta

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Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 25-Apr-2025 18:20:26

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