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Suman Das @ Sai Aditya Behera v. State of Odisha

Orissa HC8 Dec 2025ABLAPL/7779/2025

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What is this about?

Pre-arrest bail; anticipatory bail; ABLAPL No.7779 of 2025; Suman Das @ Sai Aditya Behera; State of Odisha; Sanjay Kumar Pal; Victim; Chandipur P.S. Case No.71 of 2024; C.T. Case No.401 of 2024; J.M.F.C. (City) Balasore; Sections 294/341/363/366/34 of IPC; Section 183 of BNSS victim statement; no allegation against anyone; victim left house of own volition; surrender within three weeks; release on bail by court in seisin; cooperate with ongoing investigation; Justice V. Narasingh; order dated 08.12.2025; ABLAPL disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Conditional anticipatory-bail direction: petitioner to surrender within three weeks and move for bail, whereupon he shall be released on bail by the learned court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, and to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. ¶24

Suman Das @ Sai Aditya Behera Vs State of Odisha — Orissa HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner(s) are entitled to pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail in connection with C.T. Case No.401 of 2024, arising out of Chandipur P.S. Case No.71 of 2024, for offences punishable under Sections 294/341/363/366/34 of IPC.

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Court's answer

On perusal of the victim's statement recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, the Court found that there is no allegation against anyone in the statement, and that it indicates the victim left her house out of her own volition.

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Ratio / Principle

Taking note of the victim's statement, the Court directed that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving (applying) for bail, the petitioner shall be released on bail by the learned court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper.

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Key takeaways

As part of the disposition, the petitioner was directed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail application (ABLAPL No.7779 of 2025), High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Justice V. Narasingh, order dated 08.12.2025. The petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in C.T. Case No.401 of 2024 pending before J.M.F.C. (City), Balasore, arising out of Chandipur P.S. Case No.71 of 2024, for offences punishable under Sections 294/341/363/366/34 IPC. Perusing the victim's statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS, the Court observed that there was no allegation against anyone and that the victim had left her house out of her own volition. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the application, directing that on surrendering within three weeks and moving for bail the petitioner be released on bail by the learned court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper, and that the petitioner cooperate with the ongoing investigation.

Suman Das @ Sai Aditya Behera v. State of Odisha

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