Allowed
Prafulla Kumar Bhal v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCABLAPL/8374/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The petitioner sought anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for an offence under Section 379 IPC. Though not named in the FIR, the court was inclined to grant bail. It allowed conditional bail if the petitioner surrenders to a Magistrate within three weeks, subject to verification of criminal antecedents.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted conditionally, provided the petitioner surrenders to the Magistrate within three weeks and is found to have no more than two criminal antecedents of similar nature.