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2025 DAILYLAW 74476 (ORI)

BISWAJIT MOHAPATRA v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/10232/2025 · 2025-10-28

Gourishankar Satapathy

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 10232 of 2025 Biswajit Mohapatra … Petitioner Mr. P. Patnaik, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 28.10.2025 02. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is an application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Angul Sadar PS Case No.286 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No. 965 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Angul for commission of offences punishable U/S. 126(2)/140(2)/310(2) & 115(2) of BNS, on the main allegation of obstructing the informant and taking away cash of Rs.1,00,000/- , jewelry and mobile phone etc. by threatening to kill him. 3. Heard, Mr. Prince Patnaik, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M.K. Mohanty, learned Additional Public Prosecutor and perused the record. Mr. Patnaik apprises this Court that this is the 2nd bail application by the petitioner, but no bail application of the petitioner is pending before any other forum except this one. p. 2 4. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence as alleged against the petitioner vis-a-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 08.06.2025 with submission of charge-sheet in the meantime and taking into account the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial and grant of bail to co-accused Pintu Sahu in BLAPL No.10362 of 2025 by this Court and Pradeep Swain in BLAPL No. 10058 of 2025 by a Coordinate Bench of this Court, this Court without expressing any view on merits, admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand) only 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 deem fit and proper by it. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. (G. Satapathy) Judge Jayakrushna