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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
BLAPL No.9018 of 2025
Miriyal Mali @ M.Mali & Anr.
… Petitioners
Mr. S.K. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr. P. Satpathy, Addl. PP
CORAM:
JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY
Order No.
ORDER(ORAL) 22.09.2025
01.
1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode).
2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Parlakhemundi PS Case No.405 of 2024 corresponding to GR Case No.772 of 2024 arising out of ST No.36 of 2025 pending in the file of learned Sessions Judge, Gajapati for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.103(1)/238(b)/307/3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of causing disappearance of evidence to screen themselves from legal punishment by disposing the dead body.
3. Heard, Mr. Soubhagya Kumar Dash, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. P. Satpathy, 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 the accusations sought to be brought against them and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioners in custody since 31.12.2024 with submission of charge-sheet in the meantime and the allegation of committing murder of the deceased being directed against co-accused and taking into account the nature of the allegation leveled against the petitioners keeping in view the role as alleged against the petitioners and taking note of the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial and grant of bail to co-accused person Tarasi Mahesh @ T. Mahesh by this Court in BLAPL No.7857 of 2025, this Court without expressing any view on merit admits 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