Dukhabandhu Mahanta @ Dakunda Mahanta v. State Of Odisha

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

ABLAPL No.6071 of 2022

1. Dukhabandhu Petitioners ....

Mahanta @ Dakunda Mahanta

2. Urbasi Mahanta @ Urabashi Mahanta Mr. H. Dash, Advocate -versusState of Odisha ....

Opp. Party Mr. Arupananda Das, Addl. Government Advocate

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No.

ORDER

22.06.2022 01.

This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode).

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

This is an application under section 438 of Cr.P.C. for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners in connection with Pandapada P.S. Case No. 46 of 2022 corresponding to G.R. Case No.753 of 2022 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Keonjhar for the commission of the alleged offences punishable under sections 498-A, 306, 304-B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Perused the F.I.R. annexed to the anticipatory bail

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are the parents in-law of the deceased and no specific overt act has been alleged against them and the deceased had committed suicide whereafter false case has been foisted by her father to harass the petitioners and therefore, the anticipatory bail application may be favourably considered.

Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respective parties, the surrounding circumstances under which the deceased died in an unnatural death and available materials on record, while not inclining to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, liberty is granted to the petitioners to surrender and move for bail in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today in the event of which the learned Courts below shall dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously. The case records shall be made available to the Courts concerned for disposal of the bail application.

The ABLAPL stands disposed of.

Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.

( S.K. Sahoo) Judge PKSahoo