IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK CRLMC No.1257 of 2025 Soumya Ranjan Bastia …. Petitioner Mr. J.S. Samal, Advocate -versus-

State of Odisha & another …. Opp. Parties Mr. Debaraj Mohanty, AGA Mr. Sabit Kumar Behera, Advocate for opposite party no.2 CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order ORDER No. 15.01.2026

02.

1. Heard.

2. At the instance of the opposite party No.2, the F.I.R. in connection with UPD, Bhubaneswar Mahila P.S. Case No.173 of 2023 corresponding to C.T. Case No.1761 of 2023 came to be registered against the petitioner for the alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A/323/307/294/34 of the IPC r/w Section 4 of the D.P. Act, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Bhubaneswar.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that the marriage of the petitioner was solemnized with the informant on 26.11.2021. At the time of marriage, the father of the informant had given Rs.5 lakhs along with other household articles as per demand. But after few days of the marriage, her husband along with other in-laws started torturing the informant demanding more dowry, her father had given Rs.2 lakhs to her in-laws by succumb to such demand. After few days, the in-