Keshab Chandra Sahoo v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.3402 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 24.04.2026 by Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra. Anticipatory/pre-arrest bail under Section 482 BNSS 2023 in Bhubaneswar Mahila P.S. Case No.368 of 2025 / C.T. Case No.2403 of 2025 (SDJM Bhubaneswar) for offences under Sections 85, 115(2), 296, 351(2), 89 & 3(5) BNS read with Section 4 D.P. Act; matrimonial discord; in-laws implicated; pre-arrest bail refused; liberty to surrender within four weeks and seek regular bail with release direction; bail conditions including attendance on all dates and no harassment of informant; cancellation on violation; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail refused; however, the Petitioners were permitted to surrender before the court in seisin within four weeks and move for bail, whereupon they are to be released on bail on such terms and conditions as deemed just and proper, subject to conditions (appearance on every date fixed; no harassment, threat or terrorisation of the informant or her family members; violation entails cancellation of bail).