Chitaranjan Pradhan @ Bichha v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court Cuttack; ABLAPL No.8312 of 2024; order dated 16.08.2024; Judge Aditya Kumar Mohapatra; petitioner Chitaranjan Pradhan @ Bichha (adv. Jugala Kishore Panda) v. State of Odisha (adv. M.K. Mohanty, A.S.C.); pre-arrest bail application under Section 482 of BNSS 2023; alleged offence under Section 305 of BNS 2023; Puruna Katak P.S. Case No.107 of 2024; C.T. Case No.175 of 2024; J.M.F.C. Harbhanga; direct pre-arrest bail refused; conditional surrender-and-bail directive within four weeks; revocation on multiple criminal antecedents; bail disposal.
What did the court decide?
Immediate pre-arrest bail denied; conditional relief directed instead — the court in seisin (J.M.F.C., Harbhanga) shall release the petitioner on bail upon surrender within four weeks and application for bail, subject to verification of criminal antecedents (automatic revocation if more than one antecedent is found), cooperation with investigation and appearances before the I.O. and the trial court on every posting date; violation entails cancellation of bail.