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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1063 of 2026
Santosini Bisimajhi … Petitioner Mr. A.R. Panda, Advocate
-versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP
CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY
Order No.
ORDER(ORAL):17.03.2026
01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is the bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Phulbani Town PS Case No.304 of 2025 corresponding to CT Case No.957 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Phulbani for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.103(1)/ 3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of assaulting the deceased Y. Rabinarayan Rao to death by giving kick blows to his scrotum. 3. Heard, Mr. Amulya Ratna Panda, learned for the petitioner and Mr. T.K. Acharya, 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 petitioner vis-à-vis the accusations sought to be brought against her and regard being had to the pre trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 13.08.2025 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and taking into account the opinion of the Doctor as to cause of death of the deceased in the PM report to be on account of Cardio Respiratory Failure and there p. 2 being no external injury detected on the body of the deceased and taking into account the circumstance under which the incident took place and keeping in view the status of the petitioner as a lady and applying the first proviso appended to Section 480 of BNSS and the grant of bail to co- accused Y. Tarun Rao @ Y. Tarun Kumar Rao in BLAPL No.13321 of 2025, this Court without expressing any view on merit admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five 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 with following condition:- (i) the petitioner in the course of trial shall attend the trial Court on each date of posting without fail unless her attendance is dispensed with and shall cooperate with the trial.
In case the Petitioner fails without sufficient cause to appear in the Court in accordance with the terms of the bail, the learned trial Court may proceed against the Petitioner for offence U/S.269 of BNSS in accordance with law. 6. 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 Subhasmita Designation: Sr. Stenographer