Pranati Mahapatra v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner, implicated in a liquor excise case, filed an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. The court, noting her criminal antecedents, did not grant anticipatory bail but disposed of the application with an observation to treat future regular bail applications on their own merits.
What did the court decide?
Application for anticipatory bail dismissed; future bail applications to be considered on their own merits separately.