Petitioner sought anticipatory bail apprehending arrest based on newspaper reports. Court refused relief as no FIR was registered and allowed renewal only upon formal registration.
Prayer for anticipatory bail rejected; allowed to renew after FIR registration.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.15636 of 2021
Himanshu Sekhar Mishra
…. Petitioner
Mr.B.P. Satpathy, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha …. Opp. Party
Mr.D.K. Pani, Addl. Standing Counsel
CORAM:
JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO
Order No.
ORDER 05.01.2022
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
In this case no first information report has been lodged. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that relying on the paper publication in the daily news paper ‘Nirbhaya’ and ‘Sakala’ dated 23.11.2021 vide Annexure-7 series, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest.
Since no F.I.R. has been registered, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
The prayer for anticipatory bail stands rejected. The petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer for anticipatory bail after formal registration of the F.I.R.
The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly.
( S.K. Sahoo)
Judge
PKSahoo
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted absent registration of First Information Report
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Himanshu Sekhar Mishra
State of Odisha
S.K. Sahoo
As recorded by the court registry
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