Sanjeeb Kumar Sahu @ Sipu Sahu v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail; pre-arrest bail; ABLAPL No.141 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 09.01.2026; Sanjeeb Kumar Sahu @ Sipu Sahu; Tapas Kumar Sahoo @ Lulu Sahoo; Arun Kumar Sahu @ Mantu Sahoo; P.S. Das; M.K. Mohanty ASC; State of Odisha; G.R. Case No.1293 of 2025; S.D.J.M. Keonjhar; Keonjhar Sadar P.S. Case No.424 of 2025; B.N.S. 2023 Sections 303(2), 317(2), 109(1), 111(3), 325, 221, 3(5); P.C.A. Act 1960 Section 11(1)(d); O.P.C.L. Act 1960 Section-7; surrender within three weeks; release on bail by Court in seisin; verification of criminal antecedents; more than three antecedents voids order; cooperation with investigation; ABLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Conditional pre-arrest bail relief: on surrendering within three weeks and moving for bail, the Petitioners are to be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on terms deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents of similar nature; the order is not to be given effect if more than three similar antecedents emerge; Petitioners to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.