Prabhat Kumar Mohanty @ Pravat Mohanty v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.1408 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; 16.04.2025; anticipatory/pre-arrest bail not entertained; Prabhat Kumar Mohanty @ Pravat Mohanty v. State of Odisha; C.T. Case No.170 of 2017; Simulia P.S. Case No.42 of 2017; J.M.F.C. Soro; IPC Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 324, 307, 302, 336, 294, 506, 149; parity with co-accused released on bail; surrender within one month; time-bound bail disposal (first hour trial court, second hour higher forum); case diary availability; Advocate S. Senapati; ASC R.B. Dash.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail not entertained; Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Soro within one month, with the bail application to be considered on merits in the first hour of the day and, if rejected, by the higher forum in the second hour on the same day; parity ground left to the court below.