IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.13746 of 2025 Jhantu Mandal … Petitioner Mr. S.K.Biswal, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr. P. Satpathy, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):24.07.2026 03. 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 petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Singla PS Case No.81 of 2024 corresponding to ST Case No.258 of 2025 pending in the file of learned Sessions Judge, Balasore for being charge sheeted for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.498(A)/ 304(B)/306/34 IPC, on the main allegation of committing dowry death and abetment of suicide of his wife by subjecting her to torture and cruelty. 3. Heard, Mr. Surendra Kumar Biswal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Satpathy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. Admittedly, the present petitioner renews his prayer for bail, but without any real change in circumstances. This Court, however, has privileged to go through the copy of charge sheet which was produced by the learned counsel for the petitioner, but in the charge sheet, it is stated that “the petitioner had earlier kidnapped the deceased for which Singla PS Case no. 49 of 2021 was registered, but subsequently the petitioner and the deceased remained as husband and wife and on 24.04.2024 the family members of the informant received information that the deceased is under treatment in a serious condition and accordingly the brother of the deceased arrived at DHH Balasore and asked the deceased who disclosed that she was subjected to torture by her in laws and they forcibly administered poison”. The PM report of the deceased discloses her cause of death to be on account of intake of some toxic substance. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstance 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 unnatural death of the deceased in her matrimonial house, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands rejected. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 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 kishore