Odisha High Court Grants Bail to Four Accused

Authority: High Court of Odisha, Cuttack

Order Date: 24 June 2026

Petitioners: Abhi (Abhimanyu) Sahoo, Parsuram Parida, Anandi Majhi, Krishan (Krishna) Majhi; Ganeswar Sahoo (bail not pressed) vs. State of Odisha.
Counsel: Senior Advocate Bijaya Kumar Dash and Advocate Smruti Ranjan Dash for petitioners; Additional Public Prosecutor R.B. Mishra for the State.
Case Numbers: Talcher PS Case No.1282 of 2025, arising from CT(S) Case No.55 of 2026 (GR Case No.2368 of 2025), pending before the Additional Sessions Judge, Talcher.
Allegations: Offences under Sections 103(1)/3(5) of the BNS r/w Section 27 of the Arms Act; alleged double murder of Janardan Naik and Dibyaranjan Parida. The accused are alleged to have fired at the deceased persons during an attempted theft of electric tower materials from Groma Infrastructure Ltd. Petitioners were security guards; Ganeswar Sahoo identified as the gunman.
Custody Details: Petitioners have been in custody since 25‑12‑2025; a chargesheet has already been filed.
Court Observations: The court noted the pre‑trial detention, the presumption of innocence, and that the primary gunfire allegation is directed at Ganeswar Sahoo, whose bail application was not pressed.

Bail granted to Abhi @ Abhimanyu Sahoo, Parsuram Parida, Anandi Majhi, and Krishan @ Krishna Majhi on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 50,000 each with one solvent surety for the same amount.
Conditions: Petitioners must attend every trial date unless dispensed with; failure to appear without sufficient cause may lead to prosecution under Section 269 of BNS, 2023.
The order directs a soft copy to be communicated immediately to the concerned trial court and subsequently to the jail via e‑mail.

Topics: Bail, Criminal Procedure, Arms Act