CUTTACK, India, June 13 -- Orissa High Court issued the following Judgement on May 11:
1. These are bail applications U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Ainthapali P.S. Case No. 05 of 2025 corresponding to S.T. Case No. 141/45 of 2025 & S.T. Case No. 247/65 of 2025 (G.R. Case No. 14 of 2025) pending in the file of learned 2 nd Addl. Sessions Judge, Sambalpur, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 310(2)/62(2) of BNS, r/w. Sec.25(1)(a)/27 of Arms Act, on the main allegation of committing dacoity in Mannapuram Finance Ltd. Budharaja Branch, Sambalpur and taking away 27.52 Kgs of gold ornaments along with cash of Rs.4,81,382/- on the point of gun.
2. In the course of hearing, Mr. Devashis Panda, learned counsel for the petitioners in BLAPL Nos. 13044 & 13347 of 2025 by referring to certain documents filed by him submits that although there are scar marks on the face of the petitioner-Pankaj Kumar Paswan, but no similar person has been associated at the time of conducting TI parade of the petitioner-Pankaj Kumar Paswan and thereby, the alleged identification of the petitioner Pankaj Kumar Paswan in TI parade bears no meaning or significance and although the petitioners being innocent persons, but they are confined in custody. He also submits that the petitioner-Yash Anand @ Rishu has no role in commission of the crime and he is not identified in TI parade, but out of the criminal antecedents shown against him, he has been discharged in two cases and the petitioner's criminal proclivity should not be taken into account and, therefore, the petitioner's custody period being primary consideration, there would not be any impediment to grant bail to the petitionerYash Anand @ Rishu. On the aforesaid submission, Mr. Panda prays to grant bail to the petitioners-Pankaj Kumar Paswan and Yash Anand @ Rishu.
2.1. Mr. Biraja Prasad Tripathy, learned Senior Counsel appearing virtually for the petitioner in BLAPL No. 13232 of 2025 submits that the allegation against the petitioner-Anuj Kumar Shaw @ Papu @ Akash being not found out on materials on record, his detention in custody is unwarranted and, therefore, the petitioner may kindly be granted bail.
2.2. On the other hand, Mr. C. Mohanty, learned Addl. PP by referring to the identification of the petitioner-Pankaj Kumar Paswan and the allegation sought to be brought against rest of the petitioners, submits that not only the petitioner-Pankaj Kumar Paswan has been identified in TI parade, but also there is prima facie involvement of all the petitioners in this case and the petitioner-Anuj Kumar Shaw @ Papu @ Akash and petitioner- Yash Anand @ Rishu having been involved in other criminal cases, their bail applications may kindly be rejected.
*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816xyg1Dij4t9VvYToxMNbEI08fbN3x2x20PA6Dpx7al31C&caseno=BLAPL/13347/2025&cCode=1&cino=ODHC010901982025&state_code=11&appFlag=)
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