Jitendra Digal v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS Act bail; Sec.37 NDPS Act conditions; criminal antecedent of similar nature; S.483 BNSS bail application; 40Kgs contraband ganja transported in auto rickshaw (Regn. No.12-C-3608); Excise Daringbadi PR No. 65 of 2025-26; 2(a) CC Case No.36 of 2025; Special Judge-cum-Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Balliguda, Dist-Kandhamal; custody since 19.07.2025; PR submitted, trial not commenced, no immediate prospect of trial; co-accused Kunal Digal granted bail in BLAPL No. 383 of 2026; conditional bail subject to verification of antecedents; benefit withheld if antecedents found; bail bond Rs.1,00,000/- with two solvent sureties; petitioner Jitendra Digal; counsel Kartik Chandra Tripathy (K.C. Tripathy); Addl. PP S.C. Pradhan; Justice G. Satapathy; oral order 10.03.2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; hybrid (virtual/physical) hearing.
What did the court decide?
Bail application allowed: petitioner admitted to bail subject to verification of his criminal antecedent (benefit of the order withheld if any criminal antecedent of similar nature under the NDPS Act is found), on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case, on such terms and conditions as it deems fit and proper; urgent certified copy to be issued as per Rules and a soft copy communicated to the concerned Court for onward e-mail communication to the concerned Jail.