Pravanjan Beura vs State of Odisha - 2026 Supreme(Ori) 495

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 495

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SANJEEB K.PANIGRAHI
Pravanjan Beura – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. Manoranjan Mishra, Adv.
For the Opposite Parties : Mr. Tej Kumar, ASC Mr. Samvit Mohanty, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Sanjeeb K. Panigrahi, J.

1. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioners challenging the legality and propriety of the judgment dated 22.07.2024 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Jagatsinghpur, in Criminal Revision No.02 of 2023.

I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE

2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

i. An F.I.R. was registered at Jagatsinghpur P.S. vide P.S. Case No. 13 of 2019 on the basis of a written report lodged by Shrabani Priyadarshini Malla @ Beura before Jagatsinghpur P.S. on 14.01.2019. In the said report, it was alleged that she had married Pravanjan Beura on 28.06.2017 and that, at the time of marriage, her father had given cash of Rs. 3,00,000/-, gold and silver ornaments, and other household articles as per the demand of her husband and in-laws. It was further alleged that subsequently her husband and father-in-law demanded an additional sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- as dowry from her parental family, which could not be fulfilled, and that she was subjected to mental and physical cruelty on that account. It was also alleged that, by use of force, her signature was obtained on a blank paper on the pretext of transfer, and that during her stay in the m