SURAJ @ SAROJ NAIK v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2025-12-17. SURAJ @ SAROJ NAIK v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 12473 of 2025 Suraj @ Saroj Naik …. Petitioner Ms. B. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. N. Das, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH ORDER 17. 12. 2025 Order No. 02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G. R. Case No. 985 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J. M. F. C, Banarpal, arising out Banarpal P. S. Case No. 487 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 318(2)/69/296/351(3) of BNS. 3. Perused the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS. 4. Considering the tenor thereof, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer for pre-arrest bail. However, ABLAPL is disposed of with the observation that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J. M. F. C, Banarpal in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. 4.
In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the application for bail shall be considered by the learned J. M. F. C, Banarpal on merits in accordance with law in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J. M. F. C, Banarpal, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 5. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned J. M. F. C, Banarpal is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour expeditiously in the event of rejection of such bail application. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V.
Narasingh) PKS Judge Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: PRADEEP KUMAR SWAIN Reason: Authentication Location: Orissa High Court, Cuttack Date: 17-Dec-2025 18:08:49
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