Saroj Das v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail (ABLAPL) — High Court of Orissa, Justice V. Narasingh, order dated 13.08.2025 — refusal for male petitioner with structured surrender protocol (one-month surrender, first-hour bail hearing before J.M.F.C. Pattamundai, second-hour recourse to higher forum same day, case-diary transmission) — conditional grant of bail to lady petitioner (wife of Petitioner No.1) on surrender within three weeks — parity left to courts below — offences under BNS Sections 109, 296, 115(2), 118(1), 3(5) — G.R. Case No.890 of 2024 / Pattamundai Rural P.S. Case No.498 of 2024.
What did the court decide?
ABLAPL disposed of: pre-arrest bail refused for Petitioner No.1 (Saroj Das) with a one-month surrender window and an expedited same-day bail-hearing protocol before the J.M.F.C./higher forum; Petitioner No.2 (Sabitri Das) to be released on bail by the Court in seisin upon surrender within three weeks, subject to cooperation with investigation.