p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.13493 of 2025 Sujay Biswas …. Petitioner Ms. Mamata Mishra, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Ms. S. Mohanty, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 29.01.2026 02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioner seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Malkangiri P.S. Case No.512 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.632 of 2025 pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. 4. Recorded the submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties. The case diary and other relevant documents including the post-mortem report of the deceased are produced by learned counsel for the State and the same are gone through. The Court perused the statements of the witnesses recorded under Section 180 BNSS. The allegation against the petitioner is that he ill-treated and avoided the deceased with whom was in a relationship for about two years as made to reveal from Annexure-1. The post-mortem report reveals the death by p. 2 hanging. A case under Section 108 BNSS has been registered. From the materials on record, it is made to suggest that the petitioner did not respond to the calls of the deceased and avoided her towards the end. It is also revealed that there was a proposal of marriage with the involvement of both the families but before it could materialize, for the reasons revealed, the deceased committed suicide. The petitioner is a young man aged about 22 years and on account of him avoiding the victim, the latter committed suicide. Considering the above facts and under the impression that substantial part of investigation must have been over by now, this Court regard being had to the nature of allegations revealed from the record and him having had a relationship for two years with the deceased and that, there was even a proposal of marriage, the Court, though not inclined to grant him pre-arrest bail but is of the view that he should be directed to surrender before the learned court below for being released with conditions. 5. Accordingly, it is ordered. 6. 5. Accordingly, it is ordered. 6. In the result, the ABLAPL petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before learned S.D.J.M., Malkangiri within a fortnight from today and in the event, he surrenders in compliance thereof, shall be released on bail in connection with G.R. Case No.632 of 2025 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.40,000/- (rupees forty thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the court below, which shall be at liberty to impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, besides the following, such as, he shall cooperate the I.O. in the investigation, if the same is p. 3 pending and not to influence any of the material witnesses connected to the case in any manner whatsoever after released. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Balaram Designation: PERSONAL ASSISTANT