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However, as two more cases of attempt to murder were pending against him, Mishra was not able to walk out of the jail.The two cases in which Mishra was given bail on Monday include attempt to murder of a lawyer, Abhay Bhatt, in 2013 in Cuttack. The court has asked Mishra to deposit a cash surety of Rs 1 lakh. CUTTACK: The Orissa high court on Monday granted bail to industrialist Mahimananda Mishra in connection with the two cases of attempt to murder pending against him in Cuttack and Paradip.Mishra was arrested in December 2016 from Bangkok for allegedly masterminding the alleged murder of one Mahendra Swain, general manager of a stevedoring company - Seaways Shipping - in Paradip. Subsequently, two more cases of attempt to murder were lodged against him in Cuttack and Paradip.The Bench of Justice D Dash granted the bail to Mishra on the condition that he will not influence any witness of the cases neither will he tamper with the evidences. According to the case details, bombs were hurled at the lawyer allegedly at Mishra's behest and Bhatt was injured in the incident..