p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.10171 of 2025 Krushna Chandra Das @ Mixture …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Jyotirmaya Sahoo, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Manoj Kumar Mohanty, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. ORDER 06.10.2025 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 715 00.00.2025 Rambha Rambha P.S. Case No.715 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.2040 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C, Khallikote Sections 52(a) of the Odisha Excise Act 01. 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner being in custody in connection with Rambha P.S. Case No.715 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.2040 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C, Khallikote registered for the alleged commission Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-Oct-2025 12:00:18 Signature Not Verified p. 2 of offences under Sections 52(a) of the Odisha Excise Act, has filed this application for his release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that on 10th September, 2025 at about 5.30 P.M. during course of patrolling duty near Kantapada, Gajapatinagar area the Police personnel on getting credible information regarding illegal selling of I.D. liquor conducted search in the nearby area. During course of search, they recovered 137 liters of I.D. liquor from the conscious possession of the present Petitioner. Accordingly, the Petitioner was taken into custody after completion of all the formalities. The Petitioner has been languishing in custody since 11.09.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that nothing has been seized from the conscious possession of the present Petitioner. All the allegations levelled against the Petitioner are false and baseless. Learned counsel for the Petitioner, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioner to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioner. He further contends that such type of offences is not tolerable in a law abiding society. He, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this BLAPL. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to release Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-Oct-2025 12:00:18 Signature Not Verified p. 3 the present Petitioner on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the Petitioner shall appear before the concerned local Police Station in every fortnight on Monday between 10.00A.M. to 1.00 P.M. till conclusion of the trial; ii. the Petitioner shall appear before the learned Court below on each date of posting of the case; iii. the Petitioner shall not indulge himself in any criminal activities in future; iv. the Petitioner shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; v. the Petitioner shall not threaten the informer or his/her family members in any manner; vi. the Petitioner shall plant 100 saplings of local variety like mango, neem, tamarind etc. in and around his village over the Government land/ community land/ private land, if it is in the possession of the Petitioner or his family members. Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail. 9. The District Nursery/D.F.O shall extend the helping hand by supplying the saplings to the Petitioner and the Revenue Authority shall assist the Petitioner in identifying the location for plantation of the saplings. If the land is not available, the Petitioner to approach the Revenue Authority for identifying the land for plantation and the Revenue Authority shall do the needful. Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-Oct-2025 12:00:18 p. 4 10. The I.I.C. of the concerned Police Station in coordination with the local Forest Officer shall monitor; whether the Petitioner has planted the saplings or not. 11. It is further made clear that the Petitioner shall file an affidavit after plantation of the saplings before the local Police Station assuring that he will maintain those plants for two years. The said affidavit be also produced before the learned court below at the time of trial. 12. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Vacation Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant