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2025 DAILYLAW 5154 (ORI)

TUFAN CHOUDHURY v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/11303/2025 · 2026-02-11

Gourishankar Satapathy

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.11303 of 2025 Tufan Choudhury … Petitioner Mr. S.R. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr.C.Mohanty, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 11.02.2026 03. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Rourkela Lahunipada PS Case No.146 of 2024 corresponding to ST Case No.33 of 2025 pending in the file of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Bonai in the District of Sundargarh for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.303(2)/317(4)/3(5) of the BNS, on the main allegation of receiving stolen property which are cables of different dimension worth around more than Rs.2,50,000/-. 3. Heard, Mr. Soumya Ranjan Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.C.Mohanty, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the present matter and perused the record. 4. Bail to the petitioner is in fact opposed to by learned State counsel on the ground of his criminal antecedent, but the allegation against the petitioner is p. 2 for receiving the stolen property, however, it is stated by learned counsel for the petitioner that no stolen property has been recovered from the petitioner. In that view of the matter and taking into account the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner vis-à-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre- trial detention of the Petitioner in custody being remanded since 22.01.2025 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and keeping in view the offences being triable by Magistrate and the law laid down by Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2022) 10 SCC 51 , this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and he is 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 conditions:- (i) the petitioner shall report attendance before the jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on 2nd Sunday of each month in between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for three(03) months from the actual date of his release from the custody or disposal of the case which ever is earlier. p. 3 The I.I.C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 7. 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 kishore