Manoj Samal @ Babu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; ABLAPL No.396 of 2025; Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra; Manoj Samal @ Babu v. State of Odisha; anticipatory/pre-arrest bail refused under Section 482 of B.N.S.S.; offences under Sections 126(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109, 351(2), 3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959; Airport P.S. Case No.02 of 2025; C.T. Case No.16 of 2025; J.M.F.C.-V Bhubaneswar; direction to surrender within four weeks; first-hour bail consideration by Magistrate; same-day disposal by higher forum; principles of parity; case diary and injury report to be furnished; order dated 16.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail refused; Petitioner directed to surrender before learned J.M.F.C.-V, Bhubaneswar within four weeks and move for bail, with first-hour consideration by the Magistrate and, upon rejection, same-day consideration by the higher forum maintaining parity; case diary including injury report to be made available to the concerned courts.