MANABHANJAN MOHANTY v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2025-12-08. MANABHANJAN MOHANTY v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 11734 of 2025 Manabhanjan Mohanty … Petitioner Mr. M. R. Dhal, Advocate on behalf of Mr. P. R. Singh, Advocate (Informant) -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH ORDER Order 08. 12. 2025 No. 03. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G. R. Case No. 581 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J. M. F. C. , Gondia, arising out of Gondia P. S. No. 346 of 2025, for commission of offence punishable under Sections 64(1)/ 351(3)/ 331(2)/ 79 of BNS, 2023. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that a consensual relationship is being given a color of criminality and the Petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case at hand. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 5.
This Court perused the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS as well as that of her husband which assumes significance in the light of the allegations as levelled. 6. Considering the same, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J. M. F. C. , Gondia in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned J. M. F. C. , Gondia on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J. M. F. C. , Gondia, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day.
The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned J. M. F. C. , Gondia is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour expeditiously in the event of rejection of the bail application by him. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U. C. C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: JINA DIGAL Page 3 of 3 Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 10-Dec-2025 16:56:11
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