Ketan Majhi v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest / anticipatory bail (ABLAPL); Section 379 IPC; Kesinga P.S. Case No.181 of 2022; C.T. Case No.174 of 2022; J.M.F.C. Kesinga; parity with co-accused Gajendra Kumar (ABLAPL No.14723 of 2025, order dated 24.12.2025); surrender within three weeks; release on bail on terms deemed just and proper; verification of criminal antecedents; cooperation with investigation; petitioner Ketan Majhi; advocate Manas Kumar Chand; AGA Debraj Mohanty; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; disposed on 23.04.2026.
What did the court decide?
Conditional pre-arrest bail: on surrender within three weeks and moving for bail, the petitioner to be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on terms deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents, and to cooperate with the investigation. ¶26