GOBINDA CHARAN KHETI v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE GOURISHANKAR SATAPATHY
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Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2026-04-09. GOBINDA CHARAN KHETI v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 8006 of 2025 Gobinda Charan Kheti … Petitioner Mr. P. K. Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr. R. B. Mishra, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY ORDER(ORAL)09. 04. 2026 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is a bail application U/S. 483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with OIC Excise Station Biramaharajpur PR Case No. 180 of 2024-25 corresponding to Special 2(a) CC Case No. 03 of 2025 pending in the file of Special Judge, Sonepur, for commission of offences punishable U/S. 20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act, on the allegation of transporting 154Kgs of Contraband Ganja in a Mahindra Bolero Pick-up van bearing Regd. No. OD-17-Y-4409. 3. Heard, Mr. Prasanna Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R. B. Mishra, learned Addl. PP 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 petitioner vis-‡-vis the accusation sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the recovery and seizure of 154Kgs of contraband ganja, which is well above the commercial quantity from the vehicle allegedly in occupation of the petitioner and his consequent failure to satisfy the conditions of Sec. 37 of NDPS Act, which is sine qua non for grant of bail to an accused for commission of offence under NDPS Act involving commercial quantity, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands rejected. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of the order be immediately communicated to the learned trial Court. (G. Satapathy) Judge Jayakrushna
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