Lipu Sahoo @ Rajesh Pradhan v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.1885 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; R.K. Pattanaik; 07.04.2026; pre-arrest bail; anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS; Lipu Sahoo @ Rajesh Pradhan; Chandanpur P.S. Case No.16 of 2020; G.R. Case No.188 of 2020; Nyayadhikari Gramya Nyayalaya Puri; surrender within fortnight; regular bail first hour; Sessions Court second hour same day; chargesheet filed 2020; investigation concluded; ABLAPL No.1505 of 2020; ABLAPL No.10142 of 2024; disposed; urgent certified copy.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail itself was not granted or reconsidered; the petition was disposed of with directions that the petitioners surrender within a fortnight before the learned Nyayadhikari Gramya Nyayalaya, Puri in connection with Chandanpur P.S. Case No.16 of 2020 / G.R. Case No.188 of 2020 and move applications for regular bail, which shall be considered in the first hour; on rejection, they may approach the learned Sessions Court in the second hour for orders the same day, with the case record to be made available without delay. Urgent certified copy to be issued as per rules.