Orissa High Court
Shankar Sahu vs State Of Odisha …. Opposite Party(S) on 24 April, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.3175 of 2026
1. Shankar Sahu .... Petitioner(s)
2. Gangadhar Sahu
3. Gupteswar Sahu
4. Sudhir Sahu
5. Bharat Sahu
6. Temaswar Sahu
7. Kshyama Sagar Sahu
8. Bhagaban Sahu
9. Tejaraj Sahu
10. Dulamani Sahu @
Dola
11. Ramakanta Sahu
12. Chudamani Sahu
Mr. Subodh Kumar Mohanty, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha .... Opposite Party(s)
Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA
ORDER
Order No. 24.04.2026 01. 1. Heard.
2. The petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in
connection with Lanjigarh P.S. Case No.03 of 2024
corresponding to C.T. Case No.50 of 2024 registered for
alleged commission of offences punishable under
Sections 147/148/307/294/336/506/149 of the IPC,
pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C.,
Lanjigarh.
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3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction
from the petitioners, submits that except the present
bail application, no other bail application of the
petitioners is pending in any other Court relating to the
aforesaid F.I.R.
4. The allegation against the petitioners is that on
10.01.2024 at about 9.30 P.M., one T. Murali Mohan
lodged a written report alleging that the complainant
was conducting a land demarcation exercise in village
Nangalabeda in the district of Kalahandi. During the
exercise, he lodged a complaint against Gangadhar
Sahu and others of sahu family those who have
attacked him physically by assaulting and obstructing.
Hence, the case.
5. The F.I.R. was registered on 10.01.2024. The
investigation in the present case is still going on. The
injury report submitted by petitioners reveals that the
injured T. Muali Mohan has sustained the injury which
are simple in nature.
6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation
against the petitioners, the nature of injuries sustained
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by the victim and the F.I.R. has been registered in the
year 2024, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to
petitioners. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event
the petitioners are arrested, they shall be released by
the Arresting Officer subject to the verification of the
criminal antecedent of similar nature. The release of
the petitioners shall also be subject to the conditions
that petitioners shall appear before concerned Police
Station on last Sunday of every month at least for a
period of three months, they shall cooperate with the
investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and
when their presence is required for the purpose of
investigation; they shall not indulge in similar criminal
offences while on bail; they shall appear before the trial
Court on each and every date of posting of the case, if
not presented by sufficient cause. Violation of any of
the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.
7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed (S.S. Mishra)
Signed by: SUBHASIS MOHANTY
Designation: Personal Assistant Judge
Reason: Authentication
Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.
Date: 27-Apr-2026 11:53:17
Subhasis
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