SAMBHU KUMAR SINGH @ SAMBHU SINGH v. STATE OF ODISHA
BLAPL/13687/2025 · 2026-05-01
Gourishankar Satapathy
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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
BLAPL No.13687 of 2025
Sambhu Kumar Singh @ Sambhu Singh and another
… Petitioners Mr. S.R.Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. C. Mahanty, Addl. PP
CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY
Order No.
ORDER(ORAL): 01.05.2026
02. 1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Rourkela Township Sector-19 PS Case No. 179 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.2657 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Panposh at Rourkela for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 331(3)/305(a) of BNS, on the main allegation of committing theft by trespassing into the house of the informant and taking away cash of Rs. 70,000/-, gold ornaments and valuables. 2. Heard, Mr. Soumya Ranjan Das, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. C. Mahanty, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. 3. After having considered the rival submissions upon perusal of record, it appears that FIR has been registered against unknown persons, but the Petitioners have been implicated in this case on the basis of CCTV footage, however, it is claimed that the said CCTV footage does not clearly reveal the picture of the Petitioners. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and taking into account the mode and manner of implication of the present Petitioners and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioners in custody since 18.11.2025 with p. 2 submission of charge sheet in the meantime and the offences alleged against the Petitioners being triable by Magistrate and taking into account the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2021) 10 SCC 773, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the Petitioner to bail, but subject to certain condition. 4. Hence, the bail application of the petitioners stands allowed and they are allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty 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 condition:- (i) the petitioners shall report attendance before the jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on 2nd Sunday in 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 petitioners unnecessarily after recording their attendance beyond the time as stipulated. 5. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of.
Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference. (G. Satapathy)
Judge Priyajit