This bail petition under section 483 of B.N.S.S. was disposed of. The High Court, noting the petitioners were brought in judicial custody after the previous order rejecting bail, inclined to grant bail upon furnishing a bond and sureties.
Release of petitioners on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs.50,000 each with two solvent sureties for the like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
BLAPL No.4986 of 2025
1. Balaram Rout
2. Biju Jena
Petitioners
Mr.S.K. Baral, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
…. Opp. Party
Mr. Jateswar Nayak, Addl. Govt. Advocate
CORAM:
JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO
ORDER
Order No.
15.05.2025
This is an application under section 483 of B.N.S.S. in connection with ASI of Excise District Mobile Unit, Khordha P.R. No-33 of 2025-26 corresponding to 2(a)CC Case No.72 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Khordha for alleged offence under section 52(a)(i) of Odisha Excise Act.
The prayer for bail of the petitioners has been rejected by the learned 1st Addl. Sessions Judge, Khurda vide order dated 07.05.2025.
Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are in judicial custody since 27.04.2025, the offence is triable by and on hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioners on bail.
Let the petitioners be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.50,000/- (rupees fifty
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thousand) each with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin over the matter with further conditions that the petitioners shall not indulge in any criminal activities, shall appear before the learned trial Court on each date to which the case would be posted for trial.
Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.
The BLAPL is accordingly disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.
( S.K. Sahoo) Judge
PKSahoo
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed Signed by: PRAMOD KUMAR SAHOO Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORI SSA Date: 16-May-2025 12:38:30
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether petitioners in judicial custody may be released on bail under section 483 of B.N.S.S. after the previous bail application was rejected.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Balaram Rout
Biju Jena
State of Odisha
S.K. Sahoo
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