‘Series of Criminal Antecedents’: Orissa High Court Denies Bail to D-Brothers

The Orissa High Court refused bail to notorious gangsters Susanta and Susil Dhalasamanta (D-Brothers) in an extortion and Arms Act case, citing their extensive criminal antecedents.

Justice Gourishankar Satapathy held that past convictions have a definite societal impact and cannot be ignored in bail consideration.

The Court rejected pleas of long incarceration and held that issues relating to applicability of Arms Act provisions must be decided at trial, not at the bail stage.

[Susanta Kumar Dhalasamanta & Anr. v. State of Odisha]