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2025 DAILYLAW 4030 (ORI)

SURIA @ SURESH BARAL v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/11839/2025 · 2026-01-06

Gourishankar Satapathy

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.11839 of 2025 Suria @ Suresh Baral & Another … Petitioners Mr. O.P. Saran, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. A. Pradhan, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 06.01.2026 02. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Dhenkanal Sadar PS Case No.803 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.1465 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Dhenkanal for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 105/3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder by getting the deceased electrocuted in solar fencing raised by the petitioners. 3. Heard, Mr. Om Prakash Saran, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. A. 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 petitioners vis-à-vis p. 2 the accusations sought to be brought against them and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioners in custody since 01.10.2025 with submission of charge-sheet in the meantime and keeping in view the circumstances under which the deceased died and taking into account the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, which is unlikely to commence in near future, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits each of the petitioners to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioners stand allowed and the petitioners are allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) only with two solvent sureties each 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. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. (G. Satapathy) Judge Jayakrushna