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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ori) 2003
ORISSA HIGH COURT
Gourishankar Satapathy, J
Sudhansu Kumar Rout – Appellant
Versus
State of Orissa – Respondent
BLAPL No.7367 of 2025 | BLAPL No.7571 of 2025 | BLAPL No.7680 of 2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. A.K. Raut, Mr. S.K. Zafarulla
For the Respondents: Mr. A. Pradhan
The court determined bail eligibility based on the presumption of innocence and the absence of substantial criminal antecedents.
Headnote:The application under Section 483 of the BNS was filed by the petitioners seeking bail in connection with Jharsuguda PS Case No.216 of 2025 for serious offences of preparing to commit dacoity. The court, considering the nature and gravity of the offence along with the petitioners' incarceration since 09.06.2025 with minimal prior offences, allowed bail without commenting on the merits. The primary question was whether the circumstances justified bail. The court concluded by granting bail on specified conditions, thus allowing the applications.
ORDER(ORAL)
Order No. 06.08.2025
01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode).
2. This is an application U/S.483 of BNS S by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Jharsuguda PS Case No.216 of 2025 arising out of CT Case No.1157 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Jharsuguda, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.310(4)/310(5) of BNS and Section 25(1)(a) /25(6) of Arms Act , on the allegation of congregating at a isolated place with lethal weapons and preparing to commit dacoity in some areas.
3. Heard, Mr. Ajit Kumar Raut, learned counsel for the petitioners in BLAPL Nos.7367 & 7680 of 2025; Mr. S.K. Zafarulla, learned counsel for the petitioner in BLAPL No.7571 of 2025 and Mr. A. Pradhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record.
4. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offence as alleged against the petitioners vis-a-vis the accusations sought to be brought against them and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioners in custody since 09.06.2025 and there being no substantial criminal antecedent except one reported against the petitioners and keeping in view the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the petitioners to bail.
5. Hence, the bail applications of the petitioners Sudhansu Kumar Rout, Dubaraj Rohidas & Sinu Kumar Singh in BLAPL Nos.7367, 7571 & 7680 of 2025 stand allowed and the petitioners are allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with two solvent sureties each 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.
6. Accordingly, the BLAPL Nos.7367, 7571 &
7680 of 2025 stands disposed of.
7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules.
