Satyaban Majhi @ Sipun v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court, Cuttack; ABLAPL No.6805 of 2026; anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023; NDPS Act Sections 21(b), 25 & 29; Court of the view that Section 37 NDPS Act bar may not apply where no contraband recovered from petitioner's possession; petitioner not named in FIR and absent from spot; petitioner withdrew application and sought liberty to surrender; surrender permitted within three weeks; same-day disposal of regular bail application directed; case diary to be produced on date of surrender; Kuliana P.S. Case No.91 of 2026; C.T. Case No.41 of 2026, District Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Baripada; Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra (Vacation Judge); disposed on 19.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to surrender before the court in seisin over the matter within three weeks and to move a bail application; the trial court to consider and dispose of the bail application on the same day, taking into consideration this Court's observations; the case diary and relevant materials to be placed before the court concerned on the date of surrender.