Orissa High Court
Badal @ Belalasen Patra vs State Of Odisha … Opposite Party on 1 July, 2025
Author: G. Satapathy
Bench: G. Satapathy
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
BLAPL No.5858 of 2025
Badal @ Belalasen Patra ... Petitioner
Mr. C.R. Satapathy, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha ... Opposite Party
Mr. P. Satpathy, Addl. PP
CORAM:
JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY
ORDER(ORAL)
Order No. 01.07.2025 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid
Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode).
2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by
the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with
Khandapada PS Case No.113 of 2025 arising out of GR
Case No.108 of 2025 pending in the file of learned
JMFC, Khandapada, for commission of offences
punishable U/Ss.303(2)/305/3(5) of BNS r/w Section
51(1)(i) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and
Regulation) Act and Sections 3 & 4 of the Explosive
Substances Act and Section 9B(1)(b) of the Indian
Explosive Act, on the allegation of illegally doing stone
quarrying by using explosive.
3. Heard, Mr. Cheera Ranjan Satapathy, learned
counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Satpathy, learned
Additional Public Prosecutor in the present matter and
perused the record.
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3.1. The main ground under which the bail is sought
for the petitioner is grant of bail to co-accused
persons.
4. In view of the above facts and after having
considered the rival submissions and on going through
the materials placed on record and regard being had to
the pre-trial detention of the petitioners in custody
since 11.05.2025 with progress of investigation in the
meanwhile and grant of bail to co-accused Pitabas
Behera, Upendra Kumar Swain and Sudam Mallick in
BLAPL No.5533 of 2025 and taking into account the
other circumstances on record in entirety, 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) each with two solvent sureties
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 with following conditions:-
(i) the petitioner shall not commit any
offence while on bail,
(ii) the petitioner in the course of trial
shall attend the trial Court on each date of
posting without fail unless their
attendance is dispensed with. In case
the Petitioner fail without sufficient
cause to appear in the Court in
accordance with the terms of the bail,
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against the Petitioner for offence
U/S.269 of BNS, 2023 in accordance
with law,
(iii) the petitioner shall not leave the
territorial jurisdiction of the trial Court
without prior permission till disposal of the
case by intimating their present address
of stay and
(iv) the petitioner shall report attendance
before the Jurisdictional Police Station
once in a fortnight preferably on a Sunday
in each month in between 10 A.M. to 12
Noon for six(06) months from the actual
date of their release from the custody.
The I.I.C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall
not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording
his attendance beyond the time as stipulated.
It is clarified that the Court in seisin of the case
will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner
without further reference to this Court, if any of the
above conditions are violated or a case for cancellation
of bail is otherwise made out. In the wake of aforesaid,
the subsequent involvement of the petitioner in future
for similar/grave offences on prima facie accusations
may be treated as a ground for cancellation of bail in
this case.
6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of.
7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per
Rules.
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
Signed by: JAYAKRUSHNA DASH (G. Satapathy)
Reason: Authentication
Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Judge
Date: 02-Jul-2025 19:23:49
Jayakrushna
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