Orissa High Court
Bahada Murmu vs State Of Odisha on 13 May, 2025
Author: S.K. Sahoo
Bench: S.K. Sahoo
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
JCRLA No.28 of 2015
Bahada Murmu .... Appellant(s)
Mr. B.K. Ragada, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha .... Respondent(s)
Mr. P.S. Nayak, AGA
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. S. MISHRA
ORDER
Order No. 13.05.2025
I.A. No.24 of 2025
12. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement
(video conferencing/physical mode).
This is an application for bail under Section 389
Cr.P.C.
Heard learned counsel for the appellant-petitioner
and learned counsel for the State.
The appellant-petitioner has been convicted under
Sections 302/307/506 (Part-II) of the Indian Penal Code
and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to
pay a fine of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand), in
default, to undergo further R.I. for a period of two years
for the offence under Section 302 of I.P.C., further
sentenced to R.I. for ten years and to pay a fine of
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Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) for the offence
under Section 307 of I.P.C. and further sentenced to R.I.
for three years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- (rupees
ten thousand), in default to undergo R.I. for six months
for the offence under Section 506 of I.P.C. and all the
sentences were directed to run concurrently by the
learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jajpur in C.T. Case
No.615 of 2013.
Perused the impugned judgment.
Learned counsel for the State has produced the
written instruction received from the I.I.C., Kaliapani P.S.
dated 28.04.2025 which indicates that the appellant-
petitioner has not involved in any criminal activity during
the interim bail period. The report is taken on record.
Considering the period of detention of the appellant-
petitioner in judicial custody and since the appellant-
petitioner has not misused the liberty while on interim
bail and there is no chance of early hearing of the appeal
in the near future and keeping in view the ratio laid down
in the case of Leti @ Jayadeb Roy and another-Vrs.-
The State reported in (1990) 3 Orissa Criminal
Reports 427, we are inclined to release the appellant-
petitioner on bail.
Let the appellant-petitioner be released on bail
pending disposal of the appeal on furnishing bail bond of
Rs.50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) with two local solvent
sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the
learned trial Court and after verification of the address of
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the petitioner by the learned Court below.
Accordingly, the I.A. is disposed of.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per
rules.
( S.K. Sahoo)
Judge
( S. S. Mishra)
Judge
Swarna/Ashok
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
Signed by: SWARNAPRAVA DASH
Designation: Senior Stenographer
Reason: Authentication
Location: High Court of Orissa
Date: 14-May-2025 18:48:51
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