JUDGMENT

S.K. Sahoo, J. - The petitioners Pitambar Sahoo, Saroj Kumar Prusty, Debasis Hazra and Lalit Kumar Soni in the above bail applications have approached this Court for bail under section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure in connection with Mangalabag P.S. Case No.297 of 2020 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1504 of 2020 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C. (City), Cuttack in which charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioners on 14.05.2021 for the offences under sections 419, 420, 411, 406, 409, 467, 468, 471, 379 read with section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code keeping the investigation open under section 173(8) of Cr.P.C.

The applications of the petitioners for bail before the learned Sessions Judge, Cuttack were rejected as per orders dated 01.03.2021, 18.02.2021, 16.04.2021 and 12.04.2021 respectively.

Since all bail applications arise out of one case, with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, those were heard analogously and disposed of by this common order.

2. The factual matrix of the case at hand, is that one Samir Debnath, the Area Head of Link Road area of M/s. Manappuram Finance Ltd., Cuttack Division (hereafter in short Manappuram) lodged t