IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK JCRLA No. 125 of 2024 Mahendra Kuanr ….. Appellant/Petitioner Mrs. Bhakti Sudha Sahoo, Advocate -versus-

State of Orissa ..... Respondent/Opp.Party Mr.Sarat Ch. Pradhan, ASC CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. MISHRA Order No. ORDER

15.12.2025 I.A. No. 221 of 2025

04. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode).

This is an application under section 389 of Cr.P.C. for grant of bail.

The appellant-petitioner has been convicted for the offence punishable under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and also to pay fine of Rs.5,000/- (rupees five thousand), in default to undergo R.I. for three months by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhadrak in S.T. Case No. 244 of 2017.

Learned counsel for the State has produced the custody certificate which shows that the petitioner is in judicial custody for more than eight years and eight months. produced the jail conduct certificate of the petitioner, which shows that his conduct inside jail is normal. The conduct Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in view of the period of deten