In Brief
Pragna Paramita Praharaj was convicted along with her parents for the murder of a boy named Sanjay Rana and sentenced to life imprisonment by the District & Sessions Judge, Jajpur. She filed a bail application pending her criminal appeal before the High Court of Orissa, which was rejected. The Supreme Court, examining the totality of facts and circumstances, allowed her appeal and directed her release on bail during the pendency of her High Court appeal, subject to the satisfaction of the trial court.
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