Ajit Dash v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail; ABLAPL No. 4879 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 04.05.2026; Section 318(4) BNS; C.T. Case No. 502 of 2026; JMFC Betnoti; Baisinga P.S. Case No. 186 of 2026; allegation of providing advance money against vehicles kept as security; seizure of vehicles; no criminal antecedents; State opposed; conditional release on surrender within three weeks; verification of criminal antecedents of similar nature; cooperation with investigation; application disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Conditional pre-arrest bail protection: Petitioner to surrender within three weeks and move for bail, upon which he shall be released on bail by the Court in seisin on terms deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents of similar nature (order inoperative if such antecedents surface), and to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.