A single judge of the High Court of Orissa rejected the petitioner's application for pre-arrest bail in connection with an offence under Section 316(5) of BNS alleging defalcation of public money from a cooperative society, noting the economic nature and public loss.
Application for pre-arrest bail stands rejected.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 8620 of 2025
Lingaraj Dalai
Petitioner
Mr. T.P. Mohapatra, Advocate
-versus-
1. State of Orissa 2. Sukanta Kumar Mohapatra
…. Opposite Parties
Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA Mr. R. Pradhan, Advocate (Informant)
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH ORDER
19.12.2025
Order No.
07.
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the Co-operative society to the tune of Rs.13,88,850/of 9 customers and considering that the offence alleged is an economic offence, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. .
V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Soumya
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed Signed by: SOUMYA RANJAN SAMAL Designation: Jr. Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 19-Dec-2025 18:42:40
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to pre-arrest bail in a case involving defalcation of public money by a cooperative society.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Lingaraj Dalai
State of Orissa
Sukanta Kumar Mohapatra
V. Narasimha
As recorded by the court registry
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