Amaresh Chandra Das v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.1072 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 10.04.2025. Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail application by Amaresh Chandra Das in G.R. Case No.24 of 2025 (Jatni P.S. Case No.14 of 2025), alleged offences under Sections 69/318(2) of BNS, pending before J.M.F.C., Jatni, Khorda. Prayer for pre-arrest bail not entertained after perusal of the victim's Section 183 BNS statement and medical examination report, despite counsel's contention of a consensual relationship and non-applicability of Section 69 BNS. ABLAPL disposed of; Petitioner directed to surrender within one month; first-hour consideration of bail by J.M.F.C. and same-day disposal by higher forum if rejected, with case diary access and expeditious transmission of case record. No precedent cited; single-judge bench; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No pre-arrest bail; Petitioner directed to surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Jatni, Khorda within one month, with expedited merits-based consideration of the bail application (first hour at the J.M.F.C.) and, if rejected, same-day disposal by the higher forum (second hour), the case diary to be made available and the case record transmitted expeditiously.