Dismissed
Sital Swain v. State of Odisha
Orissa HCABLAPL/3136/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In an application for pre-arrest bail, this court held that once the petitioner was cited as an accused, pre-arrest bail protection ended. Given the serious allegations regarding mule accounts, the application was rejected, but bail is open after surrender in the trial court.
What did the court decide?
Application for pre-arrest bail dismissed; bail maintainable only upon surrender in the court in seisin.