Sai Sarthak v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; ABLAPL No. 2695 of 2024; Sai Sarthak vs State of Odisha; Justice Chittaranjan Dash; order dated 29.04.2024. Anticipatory bail disposed of with conditional protection: benefit of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. to be extended by the Investigating Agency if petitioner implicated only under Section 498-A IPC and Section 4 of the D.P. Act; State counsel stated no FIR lodged as yet. Keywords: anticipatory bail, pre-arrest, 41-A CrPC notice, 498-A IPC, dowry prohibition, no FIR filed, Odisha.
What did the court decide?
The anticipatory bail application was disposed of with a conditional direction that, if the Petitioner is involved only in the offence under S. 498-A IPC and Section 4 of the D.P. Act, the Investigating Agency shall extend the benefit of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. to the Petitioner. ¶14