Prakash Chandra Swain @ Prakash Swain v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No. 523 of 2026; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; R.K. Pattanaik, J.; decided 08.04.2026; Section 482 BNSS pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail; Section 180 BNSS witness statements; G.R.Case No.06 of 2026; Mohana P.S. Case No. 260 of 2025; JMFC Mohana; suspected homicidal death of bank employee; room bolted from inside; post mortem - no external injury, viscera preserved, final opinion reserved; U.D. case and delayed FIR (about nine months); pre-arrest bail refused; surrender within a fortnight and release on bail; bail bond Rs.30,000/- with one solvent surety; conditions - not to influence material witnesses, cooperate with I.O.; ABLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to surrender before the learned JMFC, Mohana within a fortnight; on surrender, to be released on bail in connection with Mohana P.S. Case No. 260 of 2025 corresponding to G.R.Case No.06 of 2026 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.30,000/- with one solvent surety for the like amount, subject to conditions of not influencing material witnesses connected to the case and cooperating with the I.O. in the pending investigation; urgent certified copy of the order ordered as per rules.