Murder bid accused gets bail with plantation rider

Cuttack: The Orissa high court has granted bail to a man facing prosecution in an attempt to murder case on the condition that he will plant 100 saplings in his village under Baunsuni police station limits in Boudh district.
The accused had been booked on charges of house trespass, theft, criminal intimidation, using criminal force with intent to disrobe a woman and attempt to murder.
He was put in custody following the registration of a case on the basis of a complaint at Boudh police station on February 2, in which a resident of Madhapur village had alleged that the accused had forcibly entered his house on January 31 and misbehaved with him. He further alleged that the accused was infatuated with his daughter and had attempted to kidnap her.
The complainant said the man had tried to assault him and his family members.
While hearing the accused’s bail plea, justice S K Panigrahi observed, “No prima facie case is made out against the name of the petitioner. Moreover, the basic ingredients of the offences alleged are not made out. Rather, it is found that they (the complainant and the accused) were well-known to each other.”
Panigrahi in his order on Friday directed that the accused shall plant 100 saplings in his village (Mundipadar) within three months from the date of his release.