The Supreme Court has granted bail to five accused, who were arrested and convicted in the murder case of Hindu seer Laxmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district. The apex court in its judgement on Tuesday said, “Considering the fact that the accused-appellant(s) Munda Badamanjhi, Bhaskar Sanamajhi alias Sunamajhi, Durjyadhan Sunamajhi alias Duryo, Sanatan Badamajhi and Budhadev Naik have already undergone ten years of their sentence as is the case of other accused directed to be released on bail.â€
The court further said, “The appellant(s) should also be released on bail on such conditions as may be imposed by the Phulbani Additional Sessions Judge.â€
Earlier, the Phulbani Additional District Judge had on October 3, 2013 awarded life sentence to seven persons in the murder case of Saraswati. Earlier, two of the accused, Garanath Chalaseth and Bijay Sanseth, had been granted bail by the Supreme Court.
