Rahul Palei Vs State of Odisha — Cheating and Forgery | Orissa HC (2026)

Rahul Palei Vs State of Odisha — Cheating and Forgery | Orissa HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Enlargement on bail: petitioner to be released on bail by the Court in seisin over G.R. Case No.895 of 2025 on terms and conditions deemed just and proper, subject to additional conditions (appearance before the Court below on each hearing date; no contact with the victim or her family members; no tampering with evidence), with cancellation open on violation of any condition.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner — an accused in Balugaon P.S. Case No.445 of 2025 / G.R. Case No.895 of 2025 for offences under Sections 64(2)(m)/318(4)/308(2)/296/3(5) of B.N.S., 2023, whose bail application was rejected by the Court below on 17.01.2026 — should be enlarged on bail under Section 483 B.N.S.S, 2023.

Court's answer

Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the period of custody from 24.12.2025, the Court was inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to be released on bail by the Court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case, on such terms and conditions as it deems just and proper, subject to additional conditions.

Key takeaways

Additional bail conditions imposed: (i) the petitioner shall appear before the Court below on each date of hearing without fail; (ii) he shall not keep in contact with the victim or her family members in any manner whatsoever; and (iii) he shall not tamper with the evidence in any manner whatsoever.ratio¶32
Violation of any of the bail conditions shall entail consideration for cancellation of the bail granted to the petitioner.ratio¶36
Even on a single occasion of violation of the bail conditions imposed by this Court or the trial Court, the prosecution is at liberty to move an appropriate application before the Court below for cancellation of the concession of bail; if such application is filed, the trial Court should decide it on its own merit.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Orissa at Cuttack (Sibo Sankar Mishra, J.), order dated 27.04.2026 in BLAPL No.1860 of 2026 (Rahul Palei v. State of Odisha): the petitioner, an accused in Balugaon P.S. Case No.445 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.895 of 2025 for offences under Sections 64(2)(m)/318(4)/308(2)/296/3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 pending before the learned J.M.F.C., Chilika — whose bail application had been rejected by the Court below on 17.01.2026 — sought enlargement on bail under Section 483 B.N.S.S, 2023. The FIR arose from an informant's written report of 22.12.2025 alleging the petitioner borrowed money from her and sexually assaulted her on the false promise of keeping her as his wife, and that his family abused her; the Court also perused the victim's Section 164 Cr.P.C. statement indicating a relationship between the parties. Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the period of custody from 24.12.2025, the Court enlarged the petitioner on bail, directing release by the Court in seisin on terms it deems just and proper, subject to additional conditions: (i) appearance before the Court below on each date of hearing; (ii) no contact with the victim or her family members; and (iii) no tampering with evidence. Violation on even a single occasion entitles the prosecution to move the Court below for cancellation, and the trial Court is to decide any such application on its own merit. The BLAPL was disposed of accordingly.