By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Odisha BJP MLA and ex-Leader of Opposition Jayanarayan Mishra, accused of slapping a woman police officer during a protest in 2023.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order, noting that grant of anticipatory bail to Mishra could prejudice the investigation.
In 2023, a protest was held in front of the Sambalpur Collectorate. During the same, police officers attempted to stop protestors when they approached the office gate. A female police officer approached Mishra, but allegedly, he slapped her and used disrespectful language. Thereafter, an FIR was lodged against him in February, 2023.
