Orissa High Court
Gudu @ Debadata vs State Of Odisha …. Opposite Parties on 19 June, 2025
Author: V. Narasingh
Bench: V. Narasingh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.6670 of 2025
Gudu @ Debadata Petitioner
Swain ...
Mr. B.K. Behera, Advocate
-versus-
1. State of Odisha .... Opposite Parties
2. Informant
Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
ORDER
Order 19.06.2025
No.
01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and
learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in
connection with C.T Case No.24/2022 pending on
the file of learned District and Sessions Judge-Cum-
Special Judge, SC & ST (PoA) Act, Bhubaneswar,
arising out of Khandagiri Case No.52 of 2022 for
commission of offences punishable under Section
341/323/294/307/354-B/506/34 IPC, read with
U/s-3(1)(r)/3(1)(s)/3(2)(v) of SC & ST (PoA) Act.
3. In the light of the order passed by this Court
in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and others
Vrs. State of Odisha, (2017) 67 OCR 309, this
ABLAPL is disposed of with the following directions.
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The Petitioner shall surrender before the
learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within
three weeks from today. Seven days before the
surrender of the Petitioner before the said Court,
the Petitioner or his/her counsel shall serve a copy
of the bail application or such number of copies of
the bail application on the learned Public
Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by
him, for the purpose of notice to the Victim and/or
Informant.
4. Taking into consideration the nature of the
offence as alleged against the Petitioner, it is
directed that the Petitioner shall be released on
interim bail by the learned Court in seisin, on the
same day he surrender in the aforesaid case,
pending disposal of the bail application on merit, on
such terms and conditions as deemed just and
proper including the following conditions:-
I) The Petitioner shall appear before the
I.O. once in a week on the date and time
fixed by the said I.O. until further order by
the learned Court in seisin;
II) The Petitioner shall not threaten, induce
or coerce any witnesses of this case or the
Victim; and
III) The Petitioner shall not involve himself
in similar or any other offence during
currency of this order.
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5. Within two weeks of appearance of the
Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be
considered and disposed of on its own merits.
6. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Jina
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
Signed by: JINA DIGAL Page 3 of 3
Designation: Junior Stenographer
Reason: Authentication
Location: High Court of Orissa
Date: 20-Jun-2025 10:37:26