Pravati Ojha v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.54 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J., 07.01.2025 — anticipatory bail under Section 482 B.N.S.S.; offences under Sections 85/115(2)/351(2)/3(5) B.N.S. and Section 4 D.P. Act; matrimonial dispute; in-laws implicated; informant sustained no injury (counsel's submission); Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2014) 8 SCC 273 relied upon; direction to Arresting Officer to explore Section 35 (3), (4), (5) B.N.S.S. principles before arrest; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
The anticipatory bail application was disposed of with a direction to the Arresting Officer to first explore the possibility of applying the principles of Section 35 (3), (4), (5) of B.N.S.S., as directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273, if applicable to the petitioners' case.