State of Odisha v. Pintu@Pravat Barik
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal leave petition dismissed — State Of Odisha v. Pintu @ Pravat Barik & Others, CRLLP No. 10 of 2019, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, order dated 29.04.2025 (B.P. Routray & Chittaranjan Dash, JJ.). Dowry death / cruelty case under Section 498A, 304-B read with Section 34 IPC and Section 4 D.P. Act; bride burnt on 30.09.2011, died 02.10.2011; inquest endorsement recorded suicide due to domestic quarrel; post mortem showed 100% burns, no foreign intervention; room door bolted from inside indicating self-immolation; no substantive dowry-demand evidence, complaint developed late; leave refused for want of prima facie case. Keywords: CRLLP, leave petition, 304-B IPC, 498A IPC, D.P. Act Section 4, dowry death, kerosene, suicide, immolation, inquest report Ext.-4, post mortem Ext.-6, FIR Ext.-1.
What did the court decide?
No prima facie case in favour of the prosecution to grant the leave; accordingly the CRLLP is dismissed.