Sonu Pandey @ Panday v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail ABLAPL 6821/2026 Orissa High Court Cuttack 19.06.2026 Justice Aditya Kumar Mohapatra; petitioners Sonu Pandey @ Panday & Ors.; offences under Sections 126(2), 351(2), 115(2), 309(6), 3(5) BNS 2023; G.R. Case No.1193 of 2026 SDJM Panposh Rourkela; Platnsite P.S. Case No.343 of 2026; application not pressed; surrender within three weeks / 21 working days; release on bail subject to Magistrate's terms; criminal antecedents and injury report verification; automatic revocation; first-hour and second-hour bail consideration; principles of parity; case diary on surrender; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of at the Petitioners' own request (not pressed); liberty granted to surrender and apply for bail — Petitioner Nos.1 & 3 within three weeks, to be released on bail subject to the Magistrate's terms and to verification of criminal antecedents and injury report (automatic revocation if antecedents found or grievous injury sustained); Petitioner No.2 within 21 working days, with first-hour consideration by the Magistrate strictly on materials on record and, if rejected, same-day second-hour consideration by the higher forum maintaining parity if applicable; case diary to be made available on surrender application and records transmissible to the higher forum at Petitioner No.2's cost.