Dasarathi Panigrahi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Orissa disposed of a bail application filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. having observed that prayer for stay of conviction and stay of sentence stand on different footings. The order directed the Appellate Court to dispose of separate applications for stay of conviction and execution of sentence on their own merit.
What did the court decide?
BLAPL disposed with observation that separate applications for stay of conviction and sentence should be filed and disposed of afresh.