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2025 DAILYLAW 51002 (ORI)

S. ASHOK KUMAR DORA @ ASHOK DORA v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/8179/2025 · 2025-09-09

Gourishankar Satapathy

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 8179 of 2025 S. Ashok Kumar Dora @ Ashok Dora & Another … Petitioners Mr. S.C. Mohapatra, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. S. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. A. Pradhan, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 09.09.2025 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 petitioners for grant of bail in connection with M. Rampur P.S. Case No.01 of 2023 corresponding to C.T. Case No.11 of 2023 of pending in the file of learned J.M.F.C., M. Rampur, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 302/120-B/34 of the IPC, on the main allegation of committing murder of the deceased namely S. Simanchal Dora by assaulting him along with co-accused persons. 3. Heard, Mr. Soura Chandra Mohapatra, learned Senior Counsel, who is being assisted by Mr. S. Mohapatra, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. A. Pradhan, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. p. 2 4. Admittedly co-accused Madhu Chalan (BLAPL No. 5641 of 2024), S. Surendra Dora (BLAPL No. 12958 of 2023) and Suresh Majhi (BLAPL No. 7314 of 2024) have already been granted bail by a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court, but the present petitioners have voluntarily surrendered in the Court in obedience to the order passed by this Court in CRLMC No. 2176 of 2025. The paramount consideration in granting bail is securing attendance of the accused at the trial, but the voluntary surrender of the petitioners before the Court speaks about their conduct positively. 5. In view of the above facts and circumstances and taking into account the mode and manner of implication of the present petitioners in this case and grant of bail to co-accused persons, this Court without expressing any view on merits, admits each of the petitioners to bail. 6. Hence, the bail application of the petitioners stands allowed and each of the petitioners is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) each 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 deems fit and proper by it. 7. Accordingly, the BLAPL stand disposed of. p. 3 8. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. (G. Satapathy) Judge S.Sasmal Designation: Jr. Stenographer