Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack (Justice V. Narasingh), order dated 09.04.2025 in ABLAPL No. 3812 of 2025, Banita Pradhan v. State of Odisha and another: pre-arrest bail protection granted to a lady petitioner implicated as mother of the principal accused in a POCSO/IPC case (Kanas P.S. Case No.199 of 2023; T.R. Case No.62 of 2024, Special Judge POCSO, Puri; Sections 363/376(2)(n) IPC with Section 4/6 POCSO Act); direction to release on bail upon surrender within three weeks, subject to verification of any challenge before the Apex Court and cooperation with investigation. Keywords: anticipatory bail, ABLAPL, pre-arrest bail, POCSO, 164 Cr.P.C. statement.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail protection: on surrender within three weeks and moving for bail, the Petitioner to be released on bail by the Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, subject to the releasing Court verifying whether this order has been assailed before the Apex Court and its result; Petitioner to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.