Jyoti Ranjan Pattanaik v. State of Odisha
Anticipatory bail – Application under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 – Offence punishable under Sections 419, 420 of the Indian Penal Code
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack — ABLAPL No.9607 of 2024, decided 06.09.2024 by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra. Anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS, 2023 for offences under Sections 419, 420 IPC concerning alleged forging of legal heir certificates to sell property (complaint/G.R.Case No.644 of 2024, Delang P.S.Case No.312 of 2024, J.M.F.C. Pipili). Anticipatory bail refused on grounds of seriousness of allegation and gravity of offence; protective direction issued that on surrender and bail application within three weeks the applicant shall be released on bail on Magistrate-determined terms, failing/violating which bail is cancellable. Petitioner argued matter was purely a civil dispute.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail not granted; conditional direction that on surrender and filing of bail application before the learned J.M.F.C., Pipili in G.R.Case No.644 of 2024 arising out of Delang P.S.Case No.312 of 2024 within three weeks, the Petitioner shall be released on bail on such terms and conditions as the learned Magistrate may deem just and proper; violation of conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.