IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.968 of 2025 Sanket Guru @ Sardar Sanket …. Petitioner Mr. U. S. Patel, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 12.02.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. 2. Instant petition under Section 483 BNSS is filed for release of the petitioner on bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 228 dated 16th August, 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.965 of 2024 pending in the file of learned SDJM, Sundargarh on the grounds stated therein. 3. Perused the rejection order as at Annexure-1 and a copy of the F.I.R. with other relevant documents at Annexure-2 including the statements of the witnesses recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of the co-accused persons is on bail by the Court’s order in ABLAPL No. 14419 of 2024 dated 18th December, 2024 and the petitioner is on equal footing and narrated the circumstances leading to the lodging of the report, while pleading for his release on similar conditions, which is, however, objected by Mr. Acharya, learned ASC for the State. 5. The petitioner has been remanded in the case at hand hence, having other criminal antecedents. Admittedly, the co- accused, namely, Ashok Singh @ Sardar Sanket is on bail by the Court’s order in ABLAPL No. 14419 of 2024 at Annexure-5. The alleged incident has taken place on 14th August, 2024, during and in course of which, fifteen to seventeen persons barged into the site of the Odisha State Police Housing Board and committed the overt acts and in that connection, the petitioner was arrested. The allegation is that the accused persons threatened the labourers working at the site and snatched away three mobile handsets. Considering the nature of allegations as made to reveal from the F.I.R. i.e. Annexure-1 and overt acts committed by a group of persons, recording the objection of Mr. Acharya, learned ASC, the Court is inclined to direct release of the petitioner on bail with the following conditions. 6. Accordingly, it is ordered. 7. In the result, the petition under Section 483 BNSS stands allowed. Consequently, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 228 dated 16th August, 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.965 of 2024 subject to him furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/-(rupees twenty thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Sundargarh, who shall impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 8. The BLAPL is disposed of. 9. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge kabita