Sudarsan Jena v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No. 821 of 2025; pre-arrest / anticipatory bail; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; G.R. Case No.55 of 2025; Balanga P.S. Case No.07 of 2025; J.M.F.C. Nimapara; offences under Sections 126(2), 296, 115(2), 118(1), 74, 76, 324(4), 351(2), 3(5) BNS; surrender within three weeks; release on bail subject to verification of similar criminal antecedents; verification of challenge before Apex Court; cooperation with investigation; first offender; exaggerated FIR; injury report; disposed on 11.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Conditional pre-arrest bail protection: Petitioners directed that on surrendering within three weeks and moving for bail, they shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature and of any challenge to this order before the Apex Court.