Dev Anand v. State of Odisha
Anticipatory Bail – Application under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Dev Anand v. State of Odisha, ABLAPL No.2712 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, A.K. Mohapatra, Vacation Judge, order dated 19.06.2026. Anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS 2023 in Bamibari P.S. Case No.36 of 2026 / G.R. Case No.181 of 2026 (J.M.F.C., Barbil) for offences under Sections 61(2)/303(2) BNS 2023 read with Section 21 MMDR Act 1957. Application not pressed; disposed of with liberty to surrender within four weeks; first-hour bail consideration before the Magistrate, second-hour consideration before the higher forum with parity if applicable; case diary and transmission of records directed.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail application disposed of as not pressed, with liberty to the Petitioner to surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Barbil within four weeks and move for bail; the Magistrate to consider the bail application in the first hour strictly on the materials on record; in case of rejection, the Petitioner may move the higher forum in the second hour, which shall dispose of the application the same day on the materials on record maintaining parity, if applicable; case diary to be made available on the date of surrender; records to be transmitted to the higher forum at the Petitioner's cost, if applied for.