Dismissed
Prakash Chandra Samal v. Union of India (Railway)
Orissa HCABLAPL/2814/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Orissa denied anticipatory bail under S. 438 Cr.P.C. in an alleged theft of railway fish plates case, citing the gravity of the offence and reliance on a co-accused statement. The court directed that if the petitioner surrenders within three weeks, the trial court should dispose of the application based on its own assessment.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail denied; petition disposed of with a direction to the trial court to consider granting bail if the petitioner surrenders within three weeks.