The Supreme Court on Friday emphasised that the government and the courts should adopt a reformative approach for those who have spent 10-14 years in prison, while serving a life term, and explore the possibility of releasing them either by granting bail or remitting their sentence.
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra on health grounds. Mishra was arrested on March 15 in connection with the Sohela Banabira firing case in which brother of Labour Minister of Sushant Singh was injured while his driver was killed. Soon after his arrest, the […]
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has granted conditional bail to gangster Raja Acharya in connection with the abduction of a Bhubaneswar-based Jyote Motors employee. According to sources, following the court order, the gangster is likely to be released from jail. Acharya’s lawyer said that his client has got bail in all other cases pending […]
Cuttack: After remaining behind bars for almost three years, former MLA Hitesh Bagarti will walk out of the jail as Orissa High Court granted him conditional bail today in connection with Nabadiganta chit-fund scam. The court directed him to deposit a sum of Rs 2 lakh for the bail. Bagarti, a former legislator of BJP […]
Cuttack: BJD MLA Prabhat Biswal, who is currently lodged at the Jharpara jail in connection with the Seashore chit fund scam, moved the Orissa High Court (HC) today seeking bail. According to sources, the MLA has filed for bail on health grounds. Earlier, the Bhubaneswar Special CJM CBI court had rejected his bail petition. Prabhat […]
Bhubaneswar: BJD MLA Prabhat Biswal, who is currently behind bars in connection with Seashore chit fund scam, was shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack today. He has also applied for bail in Khurda District and Sessions Court here today. He was shifted to Cuttack following the advice of a four-member team of […]
Cuttack: After two and half years in jail, former MLA Subarna Naik will finally walk free as High Court today granted him conditional bail in Nabadiganta chit fund scam. The court granted him bail against two sureties of Rs 2 lakh each. The court has also directed the accused to deposit a cash surety of […]
Bhubaneswar: Even after being granted bail recently by the Supreme Court in judo coach Biranchi Das murder case, worries for gangster Raja Acharya are far from over as the history-sheeter today received another jolt from Orissa High Court. The court rejected his bail application in the abduction case of an employee of a city-based automobile […]
Cuttack: After remaining behind bars for over two years, proprietor of Odia daily ‘Odisha Bhaskar’ Madhu Mohanty will finally walk out of jail as the Orissa High Court granted him conditional bail today in connection with the Artha Tatwa chit-fund scam. While granting him bail against two bailers and surety of Rs 25 lakh each, […]
Bhubaneswar: In a major twist to the suspense over the release of gangster Raja Acharya on bail in connection with the murder of Judo coach Biranchi Das, the District and Sessions Court here on Wednesday rejected his bail plea in a 2010 kidnap and extortion case. Earlier in the day, the court had heard the […]
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the release of gangster Raja Acharya, the prime convict in murder of Judo coach and Budhia Singh’s trainer Biranchi Das, the Commissionerate Police (CP) today approached the Supreme Court to impose strict conditions on his bail. After Supreme Court granted bail to Raja, Biranchi’s wife Gitanjali Panda had alleged threats over her […]
Cuttack: In a major relief to Tapan Saha, main accused in R. Vineel Krishna abduction case, the Orissa High Court on Friday granted bail to him. On May 24, a local court in Odisha had recommended life imprisonment for two people including Saha accused of kidnapping R Vineel Krishna, a former collector, five years ago. […]
Cuttack: Less than a week after servitors Kashinath Khuntia and Damodar Mahasuara got relief from court in Niladri Bije row, another servitor Jayakrushna Mahasuar allegedly involved in the scuffle between sevayats and journalists during the ritual, was granted a stay on the non-bailable warrant (NBW) and proclamation proceedings against him from Orissa High Court till […]
Bhubaneswar: Arrested Sum Hospital owner Manoj Nayak has filed a petition in the Khurdha District and Sessions court seeking bail. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, said his advocate. The advocate also drew the attention of the court about the deteriorating health condition of Nayak. The court ordered the jail authorities to conduct the […]
Cuttack: In a major relief to casting couch accused Papu Pom Pom alias Tattwa Prakash Satpathy, the high Court granted bail to him and his associate Pradipta Swain today. The court also directed the accused duo not to threaten the witnesses and destroy evidence. They will also cooperate with the police in the investigation, the […]