Saudagar Mohanty @ vs State Of Odisha
2025 Latest Caselaw 1215 Ori

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 1215 Ori
Judgement Date : 14 July, 2025

Orissa High Court

Saudagar Mohanty @ vs State Of Odisha on 14 July, 2025

Author: V. Narasingh

Bench: V. Narasingh

                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

                          ABLAPL No.7825 of 2025

             Saudagar Mohanty @
             Soudagar                    ....            Petitioner
                                       Mr. B.K. Sahoo, Advocate

                                   -versus-

             1. State of Odisha
             2. Informant                ....     Opposite Parties

                                              Mr. S. K. Lenka, ASC

                         CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH

                                 ORDER

14.07.2025 Order No.

1. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.416 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned G.N.-cum-J.M.F.C., Odagaon arising out of Odagaon P.S. Case No.249 of 2024 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 74/75/78 of BNS read with Section 67(A) of the I.T Act.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that during the course of investigation, the Petitioner was allowed to be released on bail in terms of the provisions contained in Section 35(3) of the BNSS.

4. It is further submitted that there is reasonable apprehension of arrest, if the Petitioner appears in terms of the order dated 20.03.2025 which is annexed as Annexure-3 to the petition.

5. Such apprehension of the Petitioners is ex facie misconceived in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Sushila Aggarwal and others vrs. State (NCT of Delhi) and another, (2020) 5 SCC 1.

6. In view of the same, the ABLAPL is disposed of.



                                                                   (V. Narasingh)
            PKS                                                        Judge

Signed by: PRADEEP KUMAR SWAIN

Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 15-Jul-2025 11:37:53