Rajendra Routa @ Bhuta v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.1875 of 2024, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J.), order dated 09.04.2025: petition under Section 438 Cr.P.C. for pre-arrest bail in an SC/ST (PoA) case (Ss.147/148/294/506/302/120-B/149 IPC r/w Ss.2(2) & 3(2)(v)(a) SC & ST (PoA) Act) was not entertained — pre-arrest bail refused; protective surrender-and-bail directions issued (surrender within four weeks; first-hour bail consideration by trial court, second-hour same-day consideration by higher forum with parity if applicable); ABLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail declined; Petitioner directed to surrender before the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Ganjam, Berhampur within four weeks and move for bail, with first-hour consideration by the court in seisin and, on rejection, same-day second-hour consideration by the higher forum on principles of parity if applicable; case diary to be made available on application prior to surrender and records transmissible to the higher forum at the Petitioner's cost.