Prabira Kumar Barik v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Short non-maintainability disposal order dated 15.01.2025 by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra in ABLAPL No.372 of 2025 (Prabira Kumar Barik, Satyam Barik @ Satyam Desh, Sundaram Barik @ Sundaram Desh and Sudarsan Barik @ Sudarshan Barik v. State Of Odisha), taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). Petitioners' counsel: Ratan Sudhansu Sekhar Dash; no State counsel named. Holding: alleged offences bailable in nature, hence no apprehension of arrest and the ABLAPL is not maintainable; application disposed of with that observation. No statute section or precedent is cited anywhere in the order; no quantum, directions or conditions are recorded. Search terms: anticipatory bail, bailable offence, no apprehension of arrest, maintainability, ABLAPL, disposal, Orissa High Court.
What did the court decide?
The offences alleged in the present case are bailable in nature; consequently, there is no apprehension of arrest.