Debasish Jena @ Sankar v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail, Orissa High Court, ABLAPL, BNS 2023 offences under Sections 126(2), 296, 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 351(2), 3(5), Jatni PS Case No. 33 of 2026, first offenders, multiple simple injuries not on vital part, conditional release on surrender within three weeks, verification of criminal antecedents, caveat where grievous injury found, duty to cooperate with ongoing investigation, Vacation Judge V. Narasingh, order dated 17.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Conditional pre-arrest bail: on surrender within three weeks and moving for bail, the Petitioners to be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, subject to verification of criminal antecedents and the nature of the injury; the direction is ineffective if any criminal antecedent of the Petitioners or any grievous injury to the injured persons comes to the fore; Petitioners to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.