Kunal @ Laxmidhar Dehury v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court (Cuttack), ABLAPL No.9519 of 2024, decided 03.09.2024 by Aditya Kumar Mohapatra J. Anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of B.N.S.S. by Kunal @ Laxmidhar Dehury in G.R. Case No.789 of 2024 / Tumusingha P.S. Case No.217 of 2024 (S.D.J.M., Kamakhya Nagar), offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 296, 3(5), 351(2) of BNS. On the submission that the applicant is a juvenile (about 14 years, Class-X student) under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the Court directed surrender before the P.M.J.J.B., Dhenkanal within three weeks, no arrest till surrender, and same-day disposal of bail by the JJB in terms of that Act. Application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Interim protection from arrest until surrender; petitioner directed to surrender before the learned P.M.J.J.B., Dhenkanal within three weeks, where the bail application was to be considered and disposed of the same day under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; ABLAPL stands disposed of.