Disposed¶18
Prachet Kumar Bal v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCABLAPL/1506/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, ABLAPL No.1506 of 2024, Justice Chittaranjan Dash, 03.04.2024; anticipatory bail under S.438 Cr.P.C. refused in POCSO case (S.8 POCSO Act r/w Ss.341/323/354/294/506 IPC); victim's 161 Cr.P.C. statement implicates petitioner; direction to trial court to decide regular bail on merits upon surrender.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail declined; liberty effectively left to the Petitioner to surrender and move for bail before the learned court below, which is to decide the bail application on its own merits in view of the gravity of the offences and the materials on record. ¶18