IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 3472 of 2025 Amit Kumar Saha & Others ..…... Petitioners Mr. Soumya Ranjan Das, Adv. -Versus- State of Odisha …… Opposite Party Mr. Pradipta Satpathy, ASC CORAM: DR. JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI ORDER 07.05.2025 Order No. 01. F.I.R No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 23 09.02.2024 Sector-15, Rourkela G.R. Case No.544 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned Additional C.J.M., Roukela. Sections- 392/120-B/34 of the IPC 1. This matter is taken up through a hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioners, who are in custody in connection with Sector-15, Roukela P.S. Case No. 23 of 2024, corresponding to G.R. Case No.544 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned Additional C.J.M., Roukela, registered for the alleged commission of offences under p. 2 Sections 392/120-B/34 of the IPC, have filed this petition seeking their release on bail. 3. The brief fact of the case is that on 09.02.2024 one Naresh Kumar Parida lodged a written report before the IIC, Sector-15, Rourkela P.S. alleging therein that two unknown culprits came to his house and showed Patanjali Powder to his mother for purchasing. When her mother opened the grill gate, one of them snatched her gold chain from her neck and fled from the spot. The complainant and others searched for them but could not trace them out. Hence, this case. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that the F.I.R. has been lodged against the unknown persons on suspicion, one Kundan Saha and Dhananjay Kumar Sharma were arrested for the same. He further submits that the allegations alleged against the Petitioners are false and fabricated. On the basis of confessional statement of accused Kundan Saha, the present Petitioners have been implicated in this case. He further submits that the Petitioners are in custody since 12.11.2024 and charge-sheet in this case has been filed on 31.01.2025. Hence, he submits that the Petitioners may be enlarged on bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the bail prayer of the Petitioners. He further submits that these Petitioners have 19 criminal antecedents in their credit. He further submits that the p. 3 Petitioners being the outsiders, grant of bail at this stage of trial is likely to be pushed the completion of trial to uncertainty. 6. Without going into the merit of the case and considering the facts and submission made and the period of detention of the Petitioners in custody, prayer of the Petitioners is allowed. Accordingly, it is directed that the Petitioners be released on bail in connection with the above mentioned case subject to furnishing a bail bond of Rs.50,000/-(Rupees fifty thousand) each with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the court in seisin over the matter, who shall be at liberty to impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper with further conditions that:- i. the Petitioners shall appear before the trial court on each date of posting of the case till conclusion of the trial without fail; ii. the Petitioners shall not indulge themselves in any criminal offence while on bail; iii. the Petitioner Nos.1 and 2 shall appear before the respective local P.S. i.e. at Budhuchouk P.S. in the District of Bhagalpur, Bihar, and Petitioner No.3 shall appear before the local P.S. i.e. Chunitola P.S. in the District of Hoogli, West Bengal and report the I.O. once p. 4 in a week i.e. on every Monday in between 10 am to 2 pm till conclusion of the trial. Violation of any of the above conditions shall lead to the cancellation of the bail. 7. The BLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (Dr. S.K. Panigrahi) Judge Narayan