Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; BLAPL No.4245 of 2025; decided 12.05.2025 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; petitioner Sanjid Badi (counsel A.K. Sahoo) vs State of Odisha (Sarat Kumar Pradhan, ASC); bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for offence under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) NDPS Act; Sambalpur Excise District Mobile Unit P.R. Case No.510/2024-25 / T.R. Case No.18 of 2025; 2 kgs. ganja seized from TVS Jupiter vehicle OD-31-L-8018 on 21.02.2025; quantity argued to be below commercial quantity; custody since 21.02.2025; earlier bail rejection dated 12.03.2025; bail granted with conditions incl. Sunday reporting to I.I.C.; BLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Enlargement of the petitioner on bail by the Court in seisin, subject to conditions imposed by that Court and the following additional conditions: (i) appearance before the I.I.C. of the concerned Police Station every Sunday between 10.00 A.M. and 12.00 P.M. for at least six months; (ii) not leaving the jurisdiction of the trial Court till disposal of the trial; (iii) appearance before the trial Court on each date posted for trial; (iv) not tampering with evidence; (v) not committing any offence while on bail; and (vi) release subject to verification of similar type of antecedents. Violation of any condition entitles the prosecution to move for cancellation of bail before the Court below.