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Srikar Behera v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC9 Sept 2026BLAPL/7060/2026

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed a bail application under Section 483 BNSS pending an NDPS trial. Despite a bail jump leading to arrest, the Court took a lenient view and admitted the petitioner to bail subject to ₹50,000 bond and specific attendance conditions.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner allowed bail on furnishing ₹50,000 bond with two solvent sureties on conditions of court attendance and compliance with trial orders.

Srikar Behera Vs State of Odisha — Narcotics (NDPS) | Orissa HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.7060 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010500702026

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Srikar Behera

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Petitioner

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Mr. B.C. Ghadei, Advocate

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-versus-

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State of Odisha

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… Opposite Party

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Mr. S.C. Pradhan, Addl. PP

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Order No.

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01.

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CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY ORDER(ORAL):09.09.2026

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This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode).

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This is a bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Baunsuni PS Case No.107 of 2021 corresponding to Special Case (NDPS) No.27 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Boudh, for commission of offence punishable U/S.20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act.

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Heard, Mr. Bikram Chandra Ghadei, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.C. Pradhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record.

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Admittedly, this is a bail jump case, but the petitioner was earlier granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, however, he did not attend the Court on 02.06.2026 necessitating the learned trial Court to issue NBWA against him, however, the petitioner was arrested on 10.06.2026 and he is in

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custody since then and, thereby, he must have felt the rigor of law by remaining in custody for flouting the orders of the Court. In the aforesaid premises, this Court by taking a lenient view admits the petitioner to bail.

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Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only 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 except cash surety as deem fit and proper by it with following conditions:-

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(i) The petitioner shall cooperate in the trial by attending the Court on each date of posting unless his attendance is dispensed with by the learned trial Court and

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(ii) In case the petitioner fails without sufficient cause to appear in the Court in accordance with the terms of the bail, the learned trial Court may proceed against the Petitioner for offence U/S.269 of BNS, 2023 in accordance with law.

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Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference.

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Signature Not Verified

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Digitally Signed Signed by: SUBHASMITA DAS Designation: Sr. Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of OrissaDate: 09-Sep-2026 19:36:56 Subhasmita

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(G. Satapathy) Judge

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