Basanta Jena v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail refused; anticipatory bail denied — Basanta Jena v. State of Odisha; ABLAPL No.6792 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 07.08.2025; G.R. Case No.884 of 2025; F.I.R No.431 of 2025, Cuttack Sadar Police Station; J.M.F.C. Rural, Cuttack; Sections 109(1), 115(2), 121(1), 126(2), 296, 3(5) of BNS; nature of allegations; surrender within one month; bail on merits in the first hour; higher forum in the second hour on same day; case diary transmission.
What did the court decide?
None in substance: pre-arrest bail was not granted. Only procedural directions were issued — surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Rural, Cuttack within one month; bail motion to be considered on merits in the first hour of the day; if rejected, liberty to move a higher forum in the second hour of the same day; case diary to be made available and case record transmitted to the higher forum.