GUNU @ AKHILA NAIK v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE GOURISHANKAR SATAPATHY
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2026-04-08. GUNU @ AKHILA NAIK v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 1587 of 2026 Gunu @ Akhila Naik … Petitioner Mr. R. Ghosh, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. C. Mohanty, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY ORDER(ORAL) : 08. 04. 2026 1. This is an application U/S. 483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Colliery P. S. Case No. 593 of 2025 corresponding to G. R. (C. T. ) Case No. 1290 of 2025 pending in the file of learned JMFC (C. T. ), Talcher, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 309(4)/ 3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of snatching away gold chain from the informant. 2. Heard, Mr. Rohit Ghosh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. C. Mohanty, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. 3. After having considered the rival submissions upon perusal of record, it appears that the FIR has been lodged against unknown persons, but no TI parade has been conducted to identify the suspects.
In such view of the matter and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner vis-‡-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 19. 11. 2025 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and keeping in view the mode and manner of implication of the present petitioner in this case and taking into account the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, this Court without expressing any view on merit, admits the petitioner to bail. 4. 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) 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 with following condition:- (i) 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 release from the custody. 5. The I. I. C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge S. Sasmal
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