Amiya Baliarsingh @ Amar @ Amiya Ranjan Baliarsingh v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
BLAPL No.9324 of 2025, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, Justice G. Satapathy, order dated 17.12.2025. Bail rejection under S.483 BNSS. Petitioner Amiya Baliarsingh @ Amar (Amiya Ranjan Baliarsingh); State of Orissa opposite party. Offences: S.85, S.103(1), S.80, S.115(2), S.3(5) BNS r/w. S.4 DP Act (murder and dowry death of wife). Key facts: unnatural death of deceased in matrimonial home within seven years of marriage; doctor's opinion on cause of death in PM report considered; dowry torture/cruelty allegations. Underlying case: Begunia PS Case No.168 of 2025 / GR Case No.163 of 2025, JMFC Begunia. Outcome: bail application rejected; BLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused: having regard to the nature and gravity of the offences alleged against the petitioner vis-a-vis the allegations sought to be brought against him, the materials collected, the doctor's opinion on the cause of death in the post-mortem report, the unnatural death of the deceased in her matrimonial home within seven years of marriage, and the allegation of subjecting the deceased to torture and cruelty for demand of dowry, the Court did not consider it proper to grant bail to the petitioner at that stage.