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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1447 of 2026

(In the matter of applications Under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023)

LachaMadi (cid:0)«(cid:0)(cid:17) Petitioner

-versus-

State of Odisha (cid:0)«(cid:0)(cid:17) Opposite Party For Petitioner : Mr. S.Mishra, Advocate

For Opposite Party : Mr. S.C.Pradhan, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY

DATE OF HEARING & JUDGMENT:25.03.2026(ORAL)

G. Satapathy, J.

1. This is the bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by

the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Motu PS

Case No.153 of 2024 corresponding to CT Case No.20 of

2025(GR Case No. 619 of 2024) pending in the file of learned

Addl. Sessions Judge, Malkangiri for commission of offences

punishable U/Ss.103/3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of

committing murder of one BadiBhima by assaulting him with

crowbar , along with co -accused persons.

2 . Heard Mr. Satyanarayan Mishra, learned

counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.C.Pradhan, learned Addl.

PP in the matter and perused the record.

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3 . The only ground that is advanced for grant of

bail to the petitioner is non-compliance of Sec. 47 of BNSS

read with Article 22(1) of Constitution of India, but Sec. 47

of BNSS provides that the arresting officer shall

communicate to the arrestee forthwith the particulars of the

offence for which the arrestee is arrested or other grounds for such arrest, however, in this case on perusal of arrest

memo, it is found at Col. No.04 therein the grounds of arrest

as follows:- (cid:0)‡(cid:0)$(cid:0)V(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)S(cid:0)U(cid:0)L(cid:0)P(cid:0)D(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)I(cid:0)D(cid:0)F(cid:0)L(cid:0)H(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)H(cid:0)Y(cid:0)L(cid:0)G(cid:0)H(cid:0)Q(cid:0)F(cid:0)H(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)8(cid:0)(cid:18)(cid:0)6(cid:0)(cid:17)(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)(cid:20)(cid:0)(cid:19)(cid:0)(cid:22)(cid:0)(cid:11)(cid:0)(cid:20)(cid:0)(cid:12)(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)R

established against the above noted accused person, his

(cid:0)D(cid:0)U(cid:0)U(cid:0)H(cid:0)V(cid:0)W(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)L(cid:0)V (cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)P(cid:0)D(cid:0)G(cid:0)H(cid:0)(cid:17)(cid:0)·

4. The aforesaid arrest memo was not only signed

by the arresting officer, but also by the arrestee and, therefore, the communication of grounds of arrest to the

petitioner is in the line of Sec. 47 of BNSS. Besides, the

learned counsel for the petitioner raised one point that the copy of written communication of grounds of arrest has not been made over to the petitioner in this case, but in this regard, this Court considers it apt to refer to the decision of

the Apex Court in Mihir Rajesh Shah Vrs. State of

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Maharashtra; (2026) 1 SCC 500 , wherein it has been held

at Paragraph-68 as under:-

(cid:0)‡(cid:0)ti(cid:0)(cid:27)(cid:0)(cid:17)(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0):(cid:0)H(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)D(cid:0)U(cid:0)H(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)F(cid:0)R(cid:0)J(cid:0)Q(cid:0)L(cid:0)](cid:0)D(cid:0)Q(cid:0)W(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)W(cid:0)K(cid:0)D(cid:0)W(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)W(cid:0)K(cid:0)H(cid:0)U(cid:0)H(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)H(cid:0)[(cid:0)L(cid:0)V(cid:0)W(cid:0)H or binding requirement mandating written

communication of the grounds of arrest for all the offences . Holding as above, in our view, would

ensure implementation of the constitutional rights provided to an arrestee as engrafted under Article 22 of the Constitution of India in an effective manner. Such clarity on obligation would avoid uncertainty in the administration of criminal justice. The ends of fairness and legal discipline therefore demand that this

procedure as affirmed above shall govern arrests henceforth (cid:0)(cid:17)(cid:0) ·

5. On a plain reading of the aforesaid law laid

down by Apex Court, it appears that the written

communication of grounds of arrest to the arrestee is applied

prospectively from the date of delivery of judgment in Mihir

Rajesh Shah(supra) which has been rendered on

06.11.2025, but the arrest in the present case relates back to 31.10.2024 and, therefore, the