Rita Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail refused; surrender within one month directed; expedited same-day bail consideration protocol (first hour SDJM Bargarh; second hour higher forum); BNS 2023 offences Ss. 109(1), 115(2), 118(1), 121(2), 126(2), 132, 296, 3(5), 324(5); C.T. Case No.590 of 2025; Bargarh Town P.S. Case No.231 of 2025; ABLAPL 7630/2025; Orissa High Court; V. Narasingh J.; parity ground left to lower courts.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail was NOT granted; the application was not entertained. Protective directions issued: Petitioners to surrender before the learned SDJM, Bargarh within one month; bail to be considered on merits in the first hour of the day; upon rejection, liberty to move the higher forum in the second hour the same day, with a request that the higher forum dispose of the bail application the same day and that the case diary/case record be made available; ground of parity left to the courts below. The ABLAPL stands disposed of.