IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.13525 of 2025 Manoranjan Sahoo ... Petitioner(s) Mr. S.S. Pradhan, Adv. -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Parties Ms. Gayatri Patra, ASC CORAM: DR. JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI ORDER 23.12.2025 Order No. 01. FIR No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 196 11.09.2025 Gochhapada CT (N) Case No. 117 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, Kandhamal, Phulbani U/S. 20(b)(ii)(C) of N.D.P.S. Act 1985 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. The Petitioner being in custody in connection with Gochhapada P.S. No. 196 of 2025, corresponding to C.T(N) Case No.117 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, Kandhamal, Phulbani registered for the alleged commission of offences under Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 24-Dec-2025 18:01:25 Signature Not Verified Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) of N.D.P.S. Act 1985, has filed this petition for his release on bail. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner being arrested in this case is in custody since 12.09.2025. He submits that nothing has been seized from the conscious possession of the Petitioner. The Petitioner is the owner of the vehicle and he has no knowledge about the possession of the Ganja. He has been falsely implicated in this case on the basis of confessional statement of the co-accused. The Petitioner has no criminal antecedents to his credit. In view of all these above, when the Petitioner is a permanent resident of District Kandhamal as also the question of tampering with the evidence does not arise, he urges for consideration of prayer for grant of bail to the Petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail. 5. Considering the facts and keeping in view the submission of learned counsel for the Petitioner, this Court is of the view that there is no requirement of keeping the Petitioner inside the custody any further. Accordingly, this Court directs that the Petitioner be released on bail by the Court in seisin over the matter in the Digitally Signed Signed by: GITANJALI NAYAK Reason: Authentication Location: OHC Date: 24-Dec-2025 18:01:25 Signature Not Verified aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the petitioner shall appear before the local Police Station on 1st Monday of every month between 10 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. till the conclusion of the trial; ii. the Petitioner shall not indulge himself in any criminal activities in future; iii. the Petitioner shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution evidence in any manner; Violation of any of the above conditions shall lead to the cancellation of the bail. 6. The BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Gitanjali