Rakesh Das @ Rakesh Kumar Das v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; ABLAPL No.795 of 2026; decided 05.02.2026; single judge R.K. Pattanaik. Anticipatory bail / pre-arrest bail under Section 482 BNSS refused; petitioner Rakesh Das @ Rakesh Kumar Das; FIR alleged snatching of mobile phone and assault with pipe; underlying case Bidanasi P.S. Case No.177 of 2025 / G.R. Case No.589 of 2025 before J.M.F.C.-III, Cuttack; co-accused already summoned under Section 35(3) BNSS notice; petitioner directed to be likewise summoned with arrest deferred at least three weeks to seek regular or pre-arrest bail; counsel S.K. Baral for petitioner, S.K. Lenka ASC for State of Odisha.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail not granted; petitioner directed to be summoned under Section 35(3) BNSS with immediate arrest deferred for at least three weeks thereafter to enable him to seek regular bail or pre-arrest bail.