Banti v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Three bail applications before the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack - BLAPL No.1555 of 2026 (Jan Mohammad Yasin @ Jan Mohd, counsel B.K. Behera), BLAPL No.1689 of 2026 (Banti, counsel A.S. Paul) and BLAPL No.2446 of 2026 (Rohit, counsel S.S. Dash) - versus Union of India (DRI) (counsel P.K. Parhi, DSGI, with S. Panda/K. Panda/J. Panda, CGC). By Order (Oral) dated 13.05.2026, Justice G. Satapathy disposed of all three applications as withdrawn at the joint request of the petitioners' counsel, granting liberty to renew the bail prayer before the learned trial Court after examination of some of the witnesses, and requested the trial Court to commence the trial at the earliest absent any legal impediment.
What did the court decide?
The three bail applications were disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty granted to the petitioners to renew their prayer for bail before the learned trial Court after examination of some of the witnesses; the trial Court was requested to commence the trial at the earliest if there is no other legal impediment.