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2025 DAILYLAW 9385 (ORI)

PADMANABHAN PILLAI v. STATE OF ODISHA

ABLAPL/352/2025 · 2025-01-13

Aditya Kumar Mohapatra

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.352 of 2025 Padmanabhan Pillai ..... Petitioner Represented By Adv. - Mahes Das -versus- 1) State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties 2) Falcon Marine Exports Ltd. Represented By Adv. - CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 13.01.2025 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. It is stated by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that no formal F.I.R. has been registered as of now. In such view of the matter, this Court is of the considered view that there is no apprehension of arrest and accordingly, the present ABLAPL is not maintainable. 5. Taking into consideration the submissions of the learned counsel for the Petitioner, the bail application is disposed of with a direction to the Arresting Officer to first explore the possibility of applying the principles under Section 35(3),(4) & (5) of BNSS, 2023 subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the said Section and keeping in view the judgment of Page 2 of 2. the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and anr. reported in 2022 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 577. 6 The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge RKS