Satya Prakash Dey v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail (pre-arrest bail, Section 438 Cr.P.C.) refused with conditional surrender-cum-release directive; Orissa High Court, ABLAPL 100/2024, Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, 18-Jul-2024; accused Satya Prakash Dey (petitioner no.1 granted conditional bail route) and Pradip Kumar Dey (petitioner no.2, prayer withdrawn/rejected as not pressed); offences Sections 420/408 IPC; Basudevpur P.S. Case 742/2023; G.R. Case 1214/2023; J.M.F.C. Basudevpur; conditions: no tampering with evidence, cooperate with IO, attend trial court dates, Rs.30,000 cash security deposit in nationalized bank renewable till trial concludes; violation entails cancellation.
What did the court decide?
ABLAPL disposed of: prayer for Petitioner No.2 rejected as not pressed; Petitioner No.1 denied immediate pre-arrest bail but directed that surrender within four weeks followed by a bail application will result in release on bail with specified conduct conditions and a Rs.30,000/- cash security deposit.