IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.4596 of 2026 Rashmita Swain @ Mita … Petitioner Mr. B.K. Behera, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL): 07.07.2026 1 02. 1. This is an application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Chandaka P.S. Case No. 204 of 2019 corresponding to C.T. Case No. 174 of 2026 pending in the file of learned District & Sessions Judge, Khurda at Bhubaneswar, for being charge sheeted for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.365/34/302/ 201/120-B of IPC, on the main allegation of abducting the deceased Balaram Sahani and committing his murder by entering into conspiracy with co-accused persons and disposing of the dead body to cause disappearance of evidence. 2. Heard, Mr. Bijaya Kumar Behera, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. T.K. Acharya, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. 3. After having considered the rival submissions upon perusal of record, it appears that FIR has been registered against the present petitioner on 13.10.2019, but the petitioner was arrested on 16.01.2026. In the meantime, the investigating officer has submitted charge sheet against the petitioner on 13.04.2026 for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 365/34/302/201/120-B of IPC by keeping the investigation open. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances 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 her and regard being had to the materials placed on record together with the statement of witnesses Baidhar Arukh and Sukanta Mallick and the trial having already commenced with examination of the informant, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 4. Hence the bail application of the petitioner stands rejected. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately transmitted to the Court in seisin over the matter for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge S.Sasmal Designation: Jr. Stenographer