IN RE CONDITION BEING IMPOSED WHILE GRANTING BAIL BY HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AND DISTRICT COURTS IN THE STATE OF ODISHA AND ANCILLARY ISSUES vs 1 — SMW(Crl) No. 2/2026

Case under Criminal Law : Criminal Writ Petition [Not in the Nature of Pil] Section X. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010270522026

Filing Date

02-May-2026

Registration No

SMW(Crl) No. 2/2026

Diary Number

27052/2026

Order Date

04-May-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Disposed Off

Last updated 29-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Criminal Law : Criminal writ petition [not in the nature of PIL] Section X

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.IN RE CONDITION BEING IMPOSED WHILE GRANTING BAIL BY HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AND DISTRICT COURTS IN THE STATE OF ODISHA AND ANCILLARY ISSUES

    Adv. BY COURTS MOTION

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.1

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 04-May-2026

    Mention Memo

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  4. 02-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SMW(Crl) No. 2/2026

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Case Summary: SMW(Crl) No. 2/2026 The Supreme Court struck down degrading bail conditions imposed by Odisha courts on anti-mining protesters from Adivasi communities. The courts had required accused persons to clean police stations for two months as a condition of bail—a practice the SC termed "unprecedented," "odious," and violative of human dignity and constitutional equality principles. The Court declared all such conditions null and void, directed Odisha courts to delete them immediately, and ordered all High Courts nationwide to ensure judicial officers never impose similar demeaning bail conditions. Compliance report due by May 11, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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