# Orissa HC orders submission of original jail minute book 2026-08-16T14:04:10+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Orissa High Court has directed Choudwar Circle Jail superintendent Sujit Kumar Raul to produce the original minute book of the jail before the investigating officer by August 17, as part of his anticipatory bail plea. The court issued the order during a hearing on the bail petition. The document is expected to be examined in the ongoing investigation and may reveal details of proceedings and decisions recorded at the jail. Raul's anticipatory bail application remains under consideration. The High Court has fixed August 18 for the next hearing in the case. The submission of the minute book is seen as a key step before the court proceeds further. ## Coverage - odishatv.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Choudwar Circle Jail, Orissa High Court, Sujit Kumar Raul Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/orissa-hc-orders-submission-of-original-jail-minute-book/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/orissa-hc-orders-submission-of-original-jail-minute-book/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/