Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, ABLAPL No.935 of 2025, decided 05.04.2025 by Aditya Kumar Mohapatra, J. Pre-arrest bail under S.482 BNSS 2023 sought by Tapas Kumar Sahoo for S.309(4) BNS offences in Sahidnagar P.S. Case No.551 of 2024 / C.T. Case No.1523 of 2024 (J.M.F.C.-III, Bhubaneswar); petitioner unnamed in FIR, implicated via co-accused statement per counsel. Pre-arrest bail refused on gravity of offence; conditional bail granted upon surrender within four weeks, subject to antecedent verification, auto-revocation clause and cancellation on violation. Counsel: Bijay Kumar Behera (Petitioner); A. Pati, ASC (State).
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail refused; however, conditional direction issued that upon surrender before the Court in seisin within four weeks and a bail application, the Petitioner shall be released on bail subject to verification of criminal antecedents, with automatic revocation if similar antecedents exist.