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2025 DAILYLAW 47367 (ORI)

PRATAP DALAI v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/7469/2025 · 2025-08-07

Gourishankar Satapathy

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.7469 of 2025 Pratap Dalai … Petitioner Mr. P.K. Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 07.08.2025 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is an application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Rambha PS Case No.773 of 2025 arising out of GR Case No.2328 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Khallikote for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 309(4)/61(2) of BNS r/w Sections 25(1)(a)/27 of the Arms Act, on the main allegation of conspiring with other accused to snatch away money from Pradeep Ghadei and in the process, actively involved in trying to snatch away money from him by firing at the vehicles. 3. Heard, Mr. Prasanna Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. T.K. Acharya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. p. 2 4. Admittedly, co-accused Gourab Sethi and Santosh Prasad Mohanty have been granted the benefit of bail by the orders passed in ABLAPL Nos.7872 & 7474 of 2025. In such view of the matter and after having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the mode and manner of implication of the present Petitioner in this case and keeping in view the right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, 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.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with one solvent surety 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. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. (G. Satapathy) Judge Priyajit