Fakira Padhan v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
The high court dismissed the petitioner's petition for pre-arrest bail without entertaining it. The court observed that the matter was earlier disposed of on merit and noted the petitioner's counsel expressed no desire to press the petition further, suggesting the petitioner would surrender instead. To prevent repeated approaches, the court allowed no hearing and dismissed the petition.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed without hearing; no bail granted.