Rama Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS; pre-FIR apprehension of arrest; Section 85 BNS offence; no F.I.R. registered; direction to Arresting Officer to apply Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (AIR 2014 SC 2756) and Section 35(3), (4), (5) BNSS notice safeguards; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; ABLAPL No.414 of 2025; decided 15.01.2025 by Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J.; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
No anticipatory bail granted; the Court found no apprehension of arrest and disposed of the ABLAPL with a direction to the Arresting Officer to explore Section 35(3), (4), (5) B.N.S.S. / Arnesh Kumar principles before any arrest if an F.I.R. is registered. ¶22