IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.10606 of 2025 Ashok Kumar Dau …. Petitioner Mr. Dhananjaya Mund, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha (Vig.) …. Opp. Party Mr. Sanjay Kumar Das, Standing Counsel (Vig.) CORAM: JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No. ORDER 17.10.2025 01. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard Mr. D. Mund, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.K. Das, learned Standing Counsel for the Vigilance Department. This is an application for bail under section 483 of BNSS in connection with Koraput (Vigilance) P.S. Case No.29 of 2025 corresponding to G.R.(Vigilance) Case No.10 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Bhawanipatna for alleged commission of offences under section 13(2) read with section 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 read with sections 409/120-B of the Indian Penal Code. Digitally Signed Signed by: SIPUN BEHERA Designation: Senior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 17-Oct-2025 19:36:13 Signature Not Verified The prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by the learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Bhawanipatna vide order dated 27.09.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, who is the Statistical Enumerator in the office of the CDVO, Nuapada is in judicial custody since 25.09.2025. Learned counsel further submits that it is a case of alleged misappropriation of an amount of Rs.18,08,829/- (rupees eighteen lakhs eight thousand eight hundred twenty nine) and since the petitioner is a Government servant, there is no chance of absconding and tampering with the evidence and therefore, the bail application of the petitioner may be favourably considered. Learned Standing Counsel for the Vigilance Department has produced the written instruction dated 13.10.2025 received from the Inspector, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna Unit in which it is stated that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required in this case. The written instruction produced in Court today is taken on record. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, the nature of accusation, the period of detention of the petitioner in judicial custody, the fact that the petitioner is a Govt. Servant and the written instruction produced by the learned Standing Counsel for the Vigilance Department, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with two local solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin over the matter with further conditions as the learned Court below may deem just and proper including the conditions that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the Investigating Officer as and when required and shall not tamper with the evidence. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. The BLAPL is disposed of accordingly. Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules . ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge 17th October 2025 Sipun