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2025 DAILYLAW 6495 (ORI)

SILMA JANI @ SHRIMA JANI v. STATE OF ODISHA

BLAPL/13401/2025 · 2026-05-18

Gourishankar Satapathy

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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.13401 of 2025 Silma Jani @ Shrima Jani … Petitioner Mr. A. Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. S.C. Pradhan, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL): 18.05.2026 03. 1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Baipariguda PS Case No. 240 of 2023 corresponding to CT Case No. 30 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Jeypore, Dist-Koraput for commission of offences punishable U/S.302 of IPC, on the main allegation of committing uxoricide by assaulting her. 2. Heard, Mr. Arijeet Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.C. Pradhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 3. 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 him and regard being had to the pre trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 28.11.2023, but witnesses having not yet been examined as per the submission advanced by learned counsel for the Petitioner and taking into account the mode and manner of implication of the present Petitioner and the circumstances under which the deceased died and keeping in view the statement of the witnesses Subhadra Khara, p. 2 Mani Khara & Prabhunanda Muduli, this Court without expressing any view on merit admits the petitioner to bail. 4. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and he is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty 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. 5. 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