# Orissa High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to 14 in Fraud Claims Case 2026-08-14T14:31:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Orissa High Court has granted anticipatory bail to 14 claimants and lawyers accused of filing false motor accident claims to siphon compensation from insurance companies. Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed that custodial interrogation was unnecessary as the cases are over a decade old and the petitioners are locals unlikely to abscond. The Supreme Court had earlier detected fraudulent claims where no police complaint was registered. Following its directive, the CID CB inquiry found false unnatural death cases filed to obtain compensation. The High Court directed investigation into possible complicity of insurance officials who ignored the fraud. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: CID CB, Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik, Orissa High Court, Supreme Court of India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/orissa-high-court-grants-pre-arrest-bail-to-14-in-fraud-claims-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/orissa-high-court-grants-pre-arrest-bail-to-14-in-fraud-claims-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.