IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.13374 of 2025 Sujata Sharma … Petitioner Mr. S.S. Pradhan, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. S.C. Pradhan, Addl. PP Mr. J.R. Purohit, Advocate(Informant) CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 18.02.2026 03. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is the bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Sundargarh Town PS Case No. 396 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.1398 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Sundargarh being charge sheeted for commission of offence punishable U/Ss.318(4)/316(2) of the BNS, on the main allegation of cheating the informant and some others being the members of monthly savings group by taking around Rs.60 lakhs from them for the treatment of her husband on the assurance of refunding back the said amount. 3. Heard, Mr. Shibani Shankar Pradhan, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. S.C. Pradhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor and Mr. Jyoti Ranjan Purohit, learned counsel for the informant in the matter and perused the record together with the written instruction as procured from IIC Town PS, Sundargarh. 4. After having considered the rival submissions upon perusal of record, there appears allegation against the Petitioner for duping the informant and some others members of monthly savings group for an amount around Rs. 60,00,000/-, but two members of such groups namely Smt. Sujata Patel and Shibani Patel have acknowledged to have received a sum of Rs. 6.5 Lakhs and 15.5 Lakhs respectively towards repayment of the loan which is confirmed by the written instruction submitted by the IIC Town PS, Sundargarh. Further, the Petitioner is a lady and she is in custody since 12.09.2025 and in the meantime, charge sheet has already been submitted. The offence alleged against the Petitioner is not only triable by Magistrate, but also do not prescribe punishment beyond seven years. In the aforesaid facts and circumstance and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner together with the materials placed on record and applying the first proviso appended to Sec. 480 of BNSS, this Court without expressing any view on merit admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and he is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge Priyajit