UPENDRA MOHANTY v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE GOURISHANKAR SATAPATHY
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2026-04-09. UPENDRA MOHANTY v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 1300 of 2026 Upendra Mohanty … Petitioner Mr. J. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. M. R. Patra, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY ORDER(ORAL) : 09. 04. 2026 1. This is an application U/S. 483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Cyber Crime & Economics Offences, Koraput P. S. Case No. 13 of 2025 corresponding to G. R. Case No. 573 of 2025 pending in the file of learned SDJM, Koraput, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 318(4) of BNS, on the main allegation of deceiving the informant for a sum of Rs. 20,00,000/- by taking the same to construct the house of the informant, but eventually leaving the work after construction of foundation of the house. 2. Heard, Mr. Jnyanananda Panda, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M. R. Patra, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. In the course of hearing, Mr.
Panda on instruction submits that the matter has already been compromised and the petitioner would repay the dues once he is released on bail. 3. After having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner vis-‡-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 05. 09. 2025 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and taking into account the offences being triable by Magistrate, but not punishable beyond 07 years and applying the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2022) 10 SCC 51 and keeping in view the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, this Court without expressing any view on merit, admits the petitioner to bail. 4.
Hence, the bail application of the Petitioner stands allowed and the Petitioner is 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. 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 Signature Not Verified S. Sasmal Digitally Signed Signed by: SUBHASMITA SASMAL Designation: Jr. Stenographer Reason: Authentication Page 2 of 2 Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 10-Apr-2026 10:46:36
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