Bichitra Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail; ABLAPL No. 1258 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 24.03.2025; petitioner Bichitra Behera; counsel D.K. Sahoo; State of Odisha opposed by AGA C.R. Swain; G.R. Case No.68 of 2025; J.M.F.C. Pattamundai; Kendrapara; Pattamundai Rural P.S. Case No.32 of 2025; Sections 118(1)/126(2)/115(2) BNS; surrender within three weeks; release on bail by Court in seisin; verification of criminal antecedents of similar nature; check whether order assailed before Apex Court; duty to cooperate with ongoing investigation; ABLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Conditional anticipatory bail: on surrender within three weeks and moving for bail, the Petitioner to be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents of similar nature (order ineffective if such antecedents surface) and verification whether this order has been assailed before the Apex Court; Petitioner to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.