Nirod Mahanand v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail refusal; patricide/murder of father; S.483 BNSS bail application; offences under Ss.126(2)/115(2)/103(1) BNS; Sason PS Case No.171 of 2025; ST Case No.292/80 of 2025; Designated Court under OPID Act, Sambalpur; trial already commenced; Apex Court precedent X Vrs. State of Rajasthan (2024) SCC OnLine SC 3539; petitioner Nirod Mahanand; Orissa High Court; BLAPL No.2158 of 2026; Justice G. Satapathy.
What did the court decide?
Considering the nature and gravity of the offences, the allegation that the petitioner murdered his own father, the fact that trial had already commenced, and taking into account the law laid down by the Apex Court in X Vrs. State of Rajasthan; (2024) SCC OnLine SC 3539, the Court was not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. ¶16