Case brief
What is this about?
ABLAPL No.8113 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, R.K. Pattanaik, J., order dated 21.07.2026 — anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS in NDPS Case (Angul P.S. Case No.1153 of 2025 / C.T. (NDPS) T.R. Case No.36 of 2025). Pre-arrest bail declined in view of earlier order in ABLAPL No.5674 of 2026; petitioner granted liberty to surrender before Sessions Judge, Angul within a fortnight and seek regular bail on parity with co-accused Sunil Rout, to be decided the same day; court below to consider Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu, (2021) 4 SCC 1 and Section 37 NDPS Act. Petitioner: Baya @ Sarat Behera (A.S. Paul); State of Odisha (S.K. Lenka, ASC).
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to surrender before the learned Sessions Judge, Angul within a fortnight in connection with C.T. (NDPS) T.R. Case No.36 of 2025 corresponding to Angul P.S. Case No.1153 of 2025 and to move for regular bail pleading parity (co-accused Sunil Rout being on bail); such regular bail application to be considered and disposed of on the same day, with the court below to consider release pleas based on Tofan Singh Vrs. State of Tamil Nadu, (2021) 4 SCC 1 and on the footing that Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not a bar against the petitioner. Pre-arrest bail itself was not granted.