Last week, the Orissa high court denied the bail condition of Siba Shankar Das while the bench of justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta were hearing the case.
In a recent hearing, the Supreme Court ordered that a person who is currently bailed out of jail cannot be restricted from political activities and added that a man while he is in bail condition cannot be restrained from politics as it will be a violation of the fundamental rights of India.
Last week, a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, while hearing the case of Siba Shankar Das, set aside a bail condition imposed on him by the Orissa High Court. The bench stated that the justice found that the imposition of such a condition would breach the fundamental rights of the appellant, and no such conditions could have been imposed. We, therefore, quash and set aside the condition imposed by the High Court, to the extent the same is extracted above. Accordingly, the appeals are allowed.
The ex-mayor of Behrampur, Siba Shankar Das, is a BJP leader but once connected with Biju Janata Dal. Das is accused of several criminal cases, such as land grabbing from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Ganjam district, having illegal explosive materials, and more than 30 cases of attempting murder. On January 18, Das challenged a case in Orissa High Court against the case where his application was rejected because his bail was withdrew.
The court has granted the BJP leader’s bail and added a condition that the appellant shall not create any untoward situation in public and shall not be involved in any political activities, directly or indirectly.
