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Anirudha Mandal@Dinesh v. State of Odisha

Bail granted – NDPS Act, Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/29

Orissa HC29 Jan 2025BLAPL/580/2025

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Orissa High Court (Sashikanta Mishra, J.) disposes of BLAPL No. 580 of 2025 granting bail to Anirudha Mandal@Dinesh, accused under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/29 NDPS Act in Kosagumuda P.S. Case No. 92 of 2021 / T.R. Case No. 36 of 2021 (Special Judge, Nabarangpur); 49 kgs. 100 grams ganja seized from co-accused Tulsiram Harijan, petitioner arrested on his confessional statement; defence questioned statutory formalities of search/seizure and weighment; bail allowed citing detention in custody without trial, with condition of personal appearance before trial court on every date.

What did the court decide?

Release of the petitioner on bail on terms and conditions to be imposed by the trial court, including personal appearance before the trial court on each date of posting of the case without fail. ¶22

Anirudha Mandal@Dinesh Vs State of Odisha — Narcotics (NDPS) | Orissa HC (2025)

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Outcome

Release of the petitioner on bail on terms and conditions to be imposed by the trial court, including personal appearance before the trial court on each date of posting of the case without fail.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, an accused in Kosagumuda P.S. Case No. 92 of 2021 / T.R. Case No. 36 of 2021 for offence under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/29 of the NDPS Act, should be released on bail.

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Court's answer

Considering the facts of the case and the period of detention in custody without trial, the court was inclined to allow the prayer for bail.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is to be released on bail on such terms and conditions as the court in seisin over the matter may deem fit and proper to impose.

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Key takeaways

Bail is subject to the express condition that the petitioner shall personally appear before the trial court on each date of posting of the case without fail.ratio¶21

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Bail granted — NDPS Act, Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/29 — Anirudha Mandal@Dinesh v. State of Odisha, BLAPL No. 580 of 2025 (High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Sashikanta Mishra, J., 29.01.2025). The petitioner, accused in Kosagumuda P.S. Case No. 92 of 2021 corresponding to T.R. Case No. 36 of 2021 pending before the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Nabarangpur, sought bail. Contraband ganja weighing 49 kgs. 100 grams had been seized from the possession of one Tulsiram Harijan, and the petitioner was stated to have been arrested on the confessional statement made by the said Tulsiram Harijan. Counsel submitted that statutory formalities were not complied with before search and seizure and that the method of weighment of the seized article was questionable. Considering these facts and the period of detention in custody without trial, the Court allowed the prayer for bail and directed release on such terms and conditions as the trial court may deem fit and proper, expressly including personal appearance before the trial court on each date of posting without fail. The BLAPL was disposed of accordingly.

Anirudha Mandal@Dinesh v. State of Odisha

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