IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.13846 of 2025 Rita Patra … Petitioner Mr. A. Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. S.C. Pradhan, Addl. PP Mr. S. Mishra, Advocate(Informant) CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 03.02.2026 01. 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 Dhenkanal Sadar P.S. Case No.653 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1182 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Dhenkanal, being charge sheeted for commission of offence punishable U/Ss.126(2)/115(2)/85/296(2)/80(2)/108/3(5) of BNS r/w. Sec. 4 of DP Act, on the main allegation of committing dowry death and abetting suicide of her sister-in-law(wife of his brother) by subjecting her to torture and cruelty for demand of dowry, along with co- accused persons in furtherance of their common intention. 3. Heard, Mr. Abhas Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Sitikanta Mishra, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. S.C. Pradhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner vis-à-vis the accusations sought to be brought against her and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 18.08.2025 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and taking into account the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of an accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, which is unlikely to commence in near future and keeping in view the status of the petitioner as an sister- in-law of the deceased and applying the first proviso appended to Sec. 480 of BNSS and taking into account grant of bail to co-accused Sachi @ Sachala Patra in BLAPL No. 12674 of 2025, this Court without expressing any view on merit admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner 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. (G. Satapathy) Judge Priyajit