Hari Krushna Choudhry @ Hari Krushna Panda v. State of Odisha
Anticipatory bail (ABLAPL) – disposed of
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail application disposed with a surrender-and-bail direction; S. 395 IPC; G.R. Case No.328 of 2021, S.D.J.M. Chatrapur; Marine P.S. Case No.16 of 2021 (Arjipalli); charge sheet filed 30.10.2021; petitioner not a named accused, implicated via co-accused statement; no criminal proclivity; bail conditional on verification of criminal antecedents; Justice V. Narasingh (Vacation Judge); decided 01.10.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the learned Court in seisin to release the Petitioner on bail upon his surrendering within three weeks and moving for bail, on such terms as deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents; the order is inoperative if any criminal antecedent is found; the Petitioner is to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. ¶23