Nitya @ Nityananda v. State of Odisha
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 438
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 34, 294, 323, 341, 506
- Odisha Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 2013 s. 4
Key paragraphs
- Para 0101. This matter is taken up by video conferencing mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is an application under section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with G.R. Case No.1627 of…
Judgment
Mr. B.K. Pardhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party Mr. A.K. Beura, Addl. Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No. ORDER 11.01.2022
This matter is taken up by video conferencing mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is an application under section 438 Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in connection with G.R. Case No.1627 of 2021 arising out of Keonjhar Sadar P.S. Case No.406 of 2021 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Keonjhar for alleged commission of offences under sections 341/323/294/ 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code read with section 4 of the Odisha Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 2013. Perused the F.I.R. Learned counsel for the State submitted that // 2 // the petitioner has got eight criminal antecedents. In view of the number of criminal antecedents, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, it is observed that in the event the petitioner surrenders in the Court below within a period of two weeks from today and moves for bail before the learned Court below, the same shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible by the Courts below in accordance with law. The case records shall be made available to the Court concerned. The ABLAPL stands disposed of. Parties may utilize the soft copy of this order available in the High Court’s website or print out thereof at par with certified copy in the manner prescribed vide Office Order dated 7th January 2022. Judge ( S.K. Sahoo) RKM
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438; Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 34, 294, 323, 341, 506; Odisha Prevention of Witch Hunting Act, 2013 — s. 4.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Orissa High Court, on 07 Jan 2022. The bench was S K SAHOO.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.