Rakesh Kumar Barik vs State of Odisha

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 61

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
G.SATAPATHY
Rakesh Kumar Barik – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Mr. A. Pattanaik, Advocate Mr. S.K. Bhanjadeo, Advocate
For the Opposite Party : Mr. M.R. Patra, Addl. PP

Table of Content
1. bail applications connected to one case. (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments for and against granting bail. (Para 3)
3. court's analysis on bail conditions. (Para 4 , 5)
4. court's conclusion on bail denial. (Para 6)

JUDGMENT :

G. Satapathy, J.

1. Since these two bail applications arise out of one and same case record, the same are heard together and disposed of by this common order with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

2. These are two bail applications U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Special Task Force PS Case No.16 of 2022 arising out of TR Case No.57 of 2022 for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 21(C)/29 of the NDPS Act pending in the Court of learned 2^nd Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Spl. Judge under NDPS Act, Khordha, on the main allegation of jointly possessing 1030 Grams of Brown Sugar, along with co-accused persons.

3. In the course of hearing, Mr. Achyutananda Pattanaik, learned counsel for the petitioner in BLAPL No. 7794 of 2024 submits that co-accused Santosh Rautray @ Routray & Jagabandhu Biswal have already been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court, but the present Petitioner is languishing insi

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