The Orissa High Court on Tuesday allowed an anticipatory bail application of Bargarh BJD MlA Debesh Acharya. The legislator has been booked by the local police in connection with his involvement in the attack on the convoy of Union Ministers in June this year.
A single-judge Bench of Justice Debabrata Das granted the bail to Acharya, who is booked under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC in the relevant case.
The convoy of Union Ministers Santosh Gangwar and Sadvi Niranjana Jyoti and several other BJP leaders were attacked by a group of BJD supporters at Bargarh on June 24.
While the State Government has ordered for an administrative inquiry into the attack on the BJP leaders, the police have registered a case booking several BJD leaders under different Sections of IPC. The HC till date has granted advance bail to at least six of the accused persons, including MlA Acharya's brother Sambit.