Manoj Kumar Pradhan @ Kuna v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS Act bail; Section 21(b)/29 NDPS Act; Section 483 BNSS 2023 bail application; brown sugar 05 grams less than commercial quantity; Khurda Model P.S. Case No.78 of 2026; T.R. Case No.31 of 2026; village Gurujang; BLAPL No.1827 of 2026; BLAPL No.2232 of 2026; bail granted after rejection by Special Judge Khordha; custody since 12.02.2026; no criminal antecedents affidavit; bail conditions monthly reporting last Sunday four months; trial-court jurisdiction restriction; cancellation clause; High Court of Orissa; Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; common order 05.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
Both petitioners directed to be released on bail by the Court in seisin over T.R. Case No.31 of 2026 on terms deemed just and proper by that Court, subject to the five additional conditions imposed in the order (monthly physical police-station reporting for four months; restriction to trial-Court jurisdiction till disposal of trial; appearance on each trial date; no tampering with evidence; verification of antecedents); the BLAPLs accordingly disposed of by common order.