p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1430 of 2025 Rajendra Prasad Bari …. Petitioner Mr. S.R. Panda, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 03.03.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. 2. Instant petition under Section 439 of Cr.P.C. is filed for release of the petitioner on bail in connection with G.R. Case No.1812 of 2024 pending in the file of learned S.D.J.M., Keonjhar corresponding to Keonjhar Town P.S. Case No.572 of 2024 on the grounds stated therein. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1 and the rejection order i.e. Annexure-3. 4. In course of hearing, by producing a copy of the seizure memo dated 24th November, 2024, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the stolen four-wheeler truck was recovered and seized. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a scrap dealer and he has been implicated in number of cases. p. 2 5. Recorded the objection of Mr. Ray, learned counsel for the State. 6. Upon perusal of the statements of the witnesses and the chargesheet filed in the month of December, 2024 and the fact that the four-wheeler truck has already been seized so revealed from the seizure memo and though finds that the petitioner is having similar other antecedent but since he is a local resident, this Court is inclined to grant him bail especially when the co-accused, namely, Sukanta Kumar Kushal, at whose instance recovery and seizure was made, is on bail in BLAPL No.1250 of 2025. 7. Hence, it is ordered. 8. In the result, the petition under Section 483 of BNSS stands allowed. Consequently, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection G.R. Case No.1812 of 2024 corresponding to Keonjhar Town P.S. Case No.572 of 2024 subject to him furnishing a bail bond of Rs.40,000/-(rupees forty thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Keonjhar, who shall be at liberty to impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper besides the following, such as, he shall not involve himself in any such criminal activities, after being released. 9. The BLAPL is disposed of. 10. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge M.K.Rout