Mamata Balabantaray v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; single-judge order of Justice V. Narasingh dated 15.04.2025 in ABLAPL No. 1385 of 2025 (Mamata Balabantaray v. State of Odisha; counsel A.S. Paul for Petitioner, S. Panigrahi ASC for State). Pre-arrest bail sought in G.R. Case No.72 of 2025 (S.D.J.M., Khurda) out of Khurda Sadar P.S. Case No.17 of 2025 for offences under Sections 332(b)/109(2)/118(1)/296/303(2) BNS; refused on account of antecedents (IPC Ss.341/323/506/34 cases of 25.10.2021 and 06.07.2023) and injured witness aged about 77 years; structured surrender-and-bail directions: surrender within one month, first-hour consideration by S.D.J.M., second-hour higher-forum option same day, case diary to be furnished; ABLAPL disposed of. Keywords: pre-arrest bail, anticipatory bail, BNS offences, antecedents, surrender, first hour bail, Odisha.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail refused; Petitioner directed to surrender within one month, with bail to be considered on merits by the S.D.J.M., Khurda in the first hour and, if rejected, by the higher forum in the second hour on the same day.