p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1624 of 2025 Keshaba Pangi …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Manoranjan Padhy, Adv. -versus- State of Orissa …. Opposite Party(s) Miss Gayatri Patra, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 16.05.2025 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 121 15.10.2022 Nandapur Nandapur P.S. Case No.121 of 2022 corresponding to C.T. Case No.43 of 2023 pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge- cum- Special Judge, Koraput at Jeypore Sections 302, 201 and 34 of I.P.C 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner being in custody in connection with Nandapur P.S. Case No.121 of 2022 corresponding to C.T. Case No.43 of 2023 pending in the Court of learned Addl. Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 26-May-2025 15:21:20 Signature Not Verified p. 2 Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, Koraput at Jeypore registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 302, 201 and 34 of I.P.C, has filed this application for his release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that on 6.10.2022 the informant and his son named Masuri Pangi along with some other villagers had been to Kunduli Market for witnessing the Dussera festival. After witnessing the said festival since the son of the informant did not return to the house, the informant tried to contact him through his mobile number, but he could not make any contact as the mobile phone of his son was switched off. Thereafter, he conducted search. After some time, he came to know that somebody has killed his son and thrown his dead body in the Hadiguda forest. Accordingly, an F.I.R was lodged in the local Police Station. Upon lodging of the F.I.R and completion of investigation the Petitioner was taken into custody and he has been languishing in custody since 15.10.2022. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that the Petitioner has been entangled in this case due to some previous enmity. He is no way connected to the offences alleged against him. He has been taken into custody on suspicion. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioner to be released on bail. Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 26-May-2025 15:21:20 Signature Not Verified p. 3 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the Petitioner. She further submits that such type of offences is not tolerable in a law abiding society. She, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this BLAPL. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to release the present Petitioner on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the Petitioner shall appear before the concerned local Police Station in every fortnight between 10.00A.M. to 1.00P.M. till conclusion of the trial; ii. the Petitioner shall not indulge himself in any criminal activities in future; iii. the Petitioner shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; iv. the Petitioner shall not threaten the informant or his family members in any manner; v. the Petitioner after the onset of monsoon (between June, 2025 to August, 2025), shall plant 100 saplings of local variety like mango, neem, tamarind etc. in and around his village over the Government land/ community land/ private land, if it is in the possession of the Petitioner or his family members. Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail. Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 26-May-2025 15:21:20 Signature Not Verified p. 4 8. The District Nursery/D.F.O shall extend the helping hand by supplying the saplings to the Petitioner and the Revenue Authority shall assist the Petitioner in identifying the location for plantation of the saplings. If the land is not available, the Petitioner to approach the Revenue Authority for identifying the land for plantation and the Revenue Authority shall do the needful. 9. The I.I.C. of the concerned Police Station in coordination with the local Forest Officer shall monitor; whether the Petitioner has planted the saplings or not. 10. It is further made clear that the Petitioner shall file an affidavit after plantation of the saplings before the local Police Station assuring that he will maintain those plants for two years. The said affidavit be also produced before the learned court below at the time of trial. 11. The BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. S.K. Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant