Ranjan Kumar Jani v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; ABLAPL No. 701 of 2024; Ranjan Kumar Jani v. State of Odisha; order dated 03.04.2024 by Justice Chittaranjan Dash; anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C. refused; offences under Sections 448, 323, 307, 354, 506 and 34 IPC; K. Nuagam P.S. Case No.510 of 2023; G.R Case No.692 of 2023; J.M.F.C. Digapahandi; surrender within three weeks; first-hour and second-hour bail consideration protocol; higher forum; case diary to be furnished; counsel U. Mohapatra for petitioner, D. Biswal (A.S.C.) for the State.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail declined; the ABLAPL disposed of accordingly with the petitioner given liberty to surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Digapahandi within three weeks, directions that the bail application be considered in the first hour on merits based on the materials on record, recourse to the higher forum in the second hour of the same day upon rejection, and the case diary to be made available to the courts below.