Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/3974/2026 of GURUCHARAN JENA @ GURIA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 19 August 2026
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3974 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010233672026 1. Gurucharan Jena @ Guria 2. Minati Jena @ Kali 3. Kailash Jena @ Nanda Jena …. Petitioners Ms.Pinky Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr.C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.3974 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010233672026
1. Gurucharan Jena @
Guria
2. Minati Jena @ Kali
3. Kailash Jena @
Nanda Jena
….
Petitioners
Ms.Pinky Jena, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
….
Opposite Party
Mr.C.R. Swain, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
19.08.2026
02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.300 of 2026, arising out Mangalpur P.S. Case No.43 of 2026 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Jajpur for commission of offences punishable under Section 85/108/80/3(5) of BNS, 2023 read with section 4 of D.P. Act.
3. It is submitted that Petitioner Nos.1 & 2 are the father-in-law & mother-in-law respectively of the deceased and Petitioner No.3 is her uncle-in-law. It is submitted that since the charge sheet in the case has already been submitted under the self-same sections under which the FIR was instituted, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail.
4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the payer for pre-arrest bail.
6. Counsel for the Petitioners produced the Post Mortem Report which indicated that the deceased had not suffered any external injury.
7. Considering the nature of allegations and the role ascribed to the present Petitioners and keeping in view the principles laid down in the case of Satender Kumar Antil vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation & another, (2022) 10 SCC 51 governing the field of consideration of application for pre-arrest bail, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, Petitioners shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper
8. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.
Issue urgent certified copy as per rules.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge Basu Digitally Signed Signed by: BASUDEV NAYAK Designation: Addl. Dy. Registrar-cum-Addl. Principal Secy. Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA : CUTTACK Date: 21-Aug-2026 10:34:24 Signature Not Verified