Orissa High Court
Dhaneswar Mohanty vs State Of Odisha …. Opposite Party on 18 August, 2025
Author: V. Narasingh
Bench: V. Narasingh
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.9503 of 2025
Dhaneswar Mohanty Petitioner
...
Mr. Sk. Zafarulla, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha .... Opposite Party
Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
ORDER
Order 18.08.2025
No.
01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and
learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in
connection with Special G.R. Case No.46 of 2020
pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions
Judge-cum-Special Judge, Nimapara, arising out of
Gop P.S. Case No.212 of 2020 for commission of
offences punishable under Section 147/ 148/ 294/
323/ 325/ 332/ 341/ 342/ 307/ 506/ 224/ 225/
379/ 353/354/149 of IPC read with Section 7 of the
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1932 and Section
3(1)(r)(s)/2((va) of SC and ST (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the
prayer for pre-arrest bail.
4. 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.
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.
5. 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 surrenders 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 timePage 2 of 3
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.
6. Within two weeks of appearance of the
Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be
considered and disposed of on its own merits.
Ground of parity, if any, may be considered
by the learned court below.
7. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Jina
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
Signed by: JINA DIGAL Page 3 of 3
Reason: Authentication
Location: High Court of Orissa
Date: 20-Aug-2025 13:22:48