GOURANGA MOHARANA v. STATE OF ODISHA
Court: High Court of Orissa
Bench: MR. JUSTICE S.K.SAHOO
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Orissa judgment dated 2025-12-18. GOURANGA MOHARANA v. STATE OF ODISHA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 12720 of 2025 Gouranga Moharana …. Petitioner Mr. Soubhagya Kumar Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party Mr. Aurobinda Mohanty, Addl. Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE S. K. SAHOO ORDER Order No. 18. 12. 2025 01. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard. This is an application for bail under section 483 of BNSS in connection with Dhenkanal Sadar P. S. case No. 609 of 2025 corresponding to C. T. (Ss) case No. 234 of 2025 arising out of G. R. case No. 1093 of 2025 pending in the file of learned Sessions Judge, Dhenkanal for alleged commission of offences under sections 85, 108 and 316(2) of BNS and section 4 of D. P. Act, 1961. The prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by the learned Sessions Judge, Dhenkanal vide order dated 27. 11. 2025.
Considering the submission made by the learned Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Signed by: RAJESH KUMAR BADHEI counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is the Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK Date: 19-Dec-2025 16:44:04 husband of the deceased Pratima Moharana and he is in judicial custody since 01. 08.
2025, on completion of investigation, charge sheet has been submitted under section 85, 108 and 316(2) of BNS and that the marriage between the petitioner and the deceased was solemnized twelve years prior to the date of occurrence and they were blessed with one son and one daughter and the cause of death as per the post mortem report is asphyxia due to hanging and it is ante mortem and suicidal in nature and no other external injury was found on the body of the deceased except the ligature mark around the neck and the statement of the daughter Payal Moharana of the deceased and the petitioner, which shows that on the fateful night, there was some exchange of words between her parents and the deceased committed suicide and therefore, there is absence of clinching material regarding the abatement of commission of suicide against the petitioner and after hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail.
Let the petitioner be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin over the matter with further conditions as the learned Court below may deem just and proper including the condition that the petitioner shall not indulge in any criminal activities and shall appear before the learned trial Court on each date to which the case would be posted for trial. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules. ( S. K. Sahoo) Judge Rajesh
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