Bhubaneswar, April 25 -- The Orissa High Court has affirmed that an accused person, who is already in jail in connection with a criminal case, can still seek anticipatory bail for another case without any legal impediment.

As per a report published in Bar and Bench, Justice Shashikant Mishra, clarified that such anticipatory bail, if granted, would be effective only if the accused is arrested in connection with the subsequent case after his release from custody in the previous case.

The Court's judgment on April 10 stated that the Code of Criminal Procedure does not contain any provision that deprives the accused of the right to seek liberty or prevents the investigating agency from probing the case solely because the accused is already...