Somanath Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; CRLMC No.1107 of 2025 (decided 24.09.2025) by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra. Petitioners Somanath Behera and others sought quashing under Section 482 Cr.P.C. of the cognizance order dated 26.11.2018 in Soro P.S. Case No.63 of 2018 / C.T. Case No.116 of 2018 (J.M.F.C., Soro), alleging offences under Sections 341, 323, 294, 307 and 34 IPC against opposite parties State of Odisha and Sankarsan Behera. Quashing prayer withdrawn/not pressed; liberty to surrender and seek bail within four weeks in terms of order dated 15.04.2019 in ABLAPL No.2475 of 2018; same-day disposal directed; application disposed of. Keywords: Section 482 CrPC; quashing of cognizance; non-pressing of petition; liberty to surrender; bail; ABLAPL 2475 of 2018.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the Petitioners to surrender before the trial Court and move a bail application within four weeks; the trial Court to decide it the same day keeping in view the order dated 15.04.2019 in ABLAPL No.2475 of 2018; Case Diary to be made available and records transmitted to the higher forum at the cost of the Petitioners if applied for.