Manoj Kumar Tandi v. State of Odisha(Vig.)
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order dated 08.07.2026 by Justice R.K. Pattanaik, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, disposing of ABLAPL No. 4321 of 2026 filed by Manoj Kumar Tandi (adv. M.K. Mohanty) against State of Odisha (Vig.), represented by M. S. Rizvi, ASC. No FIR lodged and no case registered; petitioner apprehends arrest. Court directed cooperation with the I.O. upon any future case registration and a minimum four-week window without arrest to seek regular or pre-arrest bail. Keywords: anticipatory bail, apprehension of arrest, no FIR registered, vigilance, four weeks protection, certified copy.
What did the court decide?
Conditional protection: the petitioner shall cooperate with the I.O. in the investigation if any case is registered against him in future, and shall not be arrested immediately thereafter for at least four weeks, enabling him to seek regular bail or pre-arrest bail as the situation demands.