Pradipta Prakash Acharya v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
pre-arrest bail; anticipatory bail; ABLAPL; Section 318(4) BNS; Nayapalli P.S. Case No.90 of 2025; C.T. Case No.210 of 2025; J.M.F.C. Bhubaneswar; surrender within three weeks; release on bail subject to verification of criminal antecedents; cooperate with investigation; State opposition during currency of investigation; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; V. Narasingh, J.; 17.12.2025; disposed.
What did the court decide?
Conditional pre-arrest protection: on surrendering within three weeks and moving for bail, the Petitioner to be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents of similar nature; the direction is not to be given effect if such antecedents surface; Petitioner to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. ¶23