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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.1198 of 2025 Bijay Kumar Biswal ..... Petitioner
Represented By Adv. - Prajit Kumar Pradhan -versus- State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Party
Represented By Adv. – Ms. B.Sahu, A.G.A.
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA
Order No.
ORDER 19.06.2025
02.
1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.
2. In the present case, the petitioner is aggrieved by the condition imposed vide order dated 28.07.2023 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Athmallik in Criminal Revision Case No.04 of 2023, while releasing the vehicle, i.e., Tractor Mahindra 275 Bhumiputra bearing Registration No.OD-19-C-4837. The revisional court has directed to the petitioner to furnish cash security and Bank Guarantee as per the value reflected in the vehicular documents as pre-condition of release of the vehicle.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, he would furnish property security equivalent to the value of the vehicle and the condition imposed by the Court below to furnish the cash security and the Bank Guarantee equivalent to the value of the vehicle may be lifted.
4. Ms.Sahu, learned Additional Government Advocate for the
Page 2 of 2. opposite party-State submits that, apart from furnishing the property security, the petitioner shall also furnish the Indemnity Bond of equal amount before the Court below being a pre-condition of release of the vehicle.
5. Regard being had to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties at the Bar, the CRLMC is partly allowed and the condition imposed by the learned trial Court in the impugned order dated 28.07.2023 is modified.
6. The petitioner is directed to furnish the property security equivalent to the value of the vehicle, i.e. Tractor Mahindra 275 Bhumiputra bearing Registration No.OD-19-C-4837 and he shall also furnish the Indemnity Bond of equal amount in place of the cash security and the bank guarantee.
7. With the aforementioned modification, the CRLMC is
disposed of.
( A.K. Mohapatra )
Judge
Rubi