IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 3501 of 2025 Pintu @ Saroj Kumar Bhoi … Petitioner Mr. D.R. Parida, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 13.05.2025 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is an application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Keonjhar Sadar PS Case No.457 of 2024 corresponding to S.T. Case No.127 of 2024 (G.R. Case No.1397 of 2024) pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, Koenjhar for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.103(1)/3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of committing murder of Abhimanyu Bhoi along with co- accused persons. 3. Heard, Mr. Deepak Ranjan Parida, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M.K. Mohanty, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence as alleged against the petitioner vis-a-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 13.08.2024 with allegation of only assaulting the deceased by giving fist and kick blows and dashing his head against a tree and taking into account the other circumstances on record in entirety including mode and manner of implication of the petitioner as well as filing of charge sheet in this case and keeping in view the opinion of the Doctor as to the cause of death of the deceased in the PM report and following the well recognized principle of “bail is the rule, but jail the exception” and taking into account grant of bail to co-accused Purna Chandra Mahanta @ Sanu in BLAPL No.12291 of 2024, this Court without expressing any view on merits, admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five 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 as deem fit and proper by it with following conditions:- (i) the petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail, (ii) the petitioner in the course of trial shall attend the trial Court on each date of posting without fail unless his attendance is dispensed with. 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, (iii) the petitioner shall not leave the territorial jurisdiction of the trial Court without prior permission till disposal of the case by intimating his present address of stay to the concerned Court and (iv) the petitioner shall report attendance before the Jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on a Sunday of each month in between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for six (06) months from the actual date of release from the custody. The I.I.C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated. It is clarified that the Court in seisin of the case will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner without further reference to this Court, if any of the above conditions are violated or a case for cancellation of bail is otherwise made out. In the wake of aforesaid, the subsequent involvement of the petitioner in future for similar/grave offences on prima facie accusations may be treated as a ground for cancellation of bail in this case. Page 4 of 4 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. (G. Satapathy) Judge S.Sasmal Designation: Jr. Stenographer