Maheswar Singh v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack — BLAPL No.7321 of 2025, order dated 12.01.2026, Justice G. Satapathy: 2nd successive bail application under S.483 BNS by petitioner Maheswar Singh (counsel Mr. S.K. Bhanjadeo) for offences punishable U/Ss.302/498-A IPC (alleged uxoricide/torture and cruelty) in Nayapalli P.S. Case No.07 of 2023 / C.T. Case No. 93 of 2023 (C.T. Case No. 15 of 2023) pending before Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar; State of Odisha represented by Mr. S.C. Pradhan, Addl. PP. Bail refused on grounds of nature and gravity of offences, materials collected, allegations of regular quarrelling and assault on the deceased, and last-seen-with-husband circumstance with recovery of dead body confirmed in hospital; bail application rejected and BLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences alleged against the petitioner vis-a-vis the accusations, the materials collected in support of the allegation, the allegation that the petitioner quarrelled with and assaulted the deceased regularly, and the circumstance that witnesses allegedly last saw the deceased with her husband following a quarrel, with recovery of the dead body confirmed in the hospital, along with the other circumstances on record in entirety, the Court was not inclined to grant bail.