IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.1990 of 2026 Kalyani Sahoo & Others …. Petitioners Mr. R.C.Rout, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mrs. S.Mohanty, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 15.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed seeking pre-arrest bail of the petitioners in connection with Kujang P.S. Case No.32 of 2026 pending in the file of learned JMFC (P), Kujang corresponding to G.R. Case No.109 of 2026 on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. The allegation is primarily directed against the mother in-law, namely, Bidulata Sahoo @ Bengalata Sahoo it has been alleged that the petitioners demanded more dowry from the informant and subjected her to mental and physical torture. It is submitted that petitioner No.2 is the mother in-law, whereas, petitioner Nos. 1 & 3 are the sisters-in-law and in so far as petitioner No.4 is concerned, he is the son of petitioner No.1 and all have been alleged of having ill-treated the informant. No allegation is against the husband and father in-law, so to say. It is alleged that the house of the informant was burnt down but from the F.I.R., it is not revealed whether the petitioners to be responsible for such mischief. The marriage of the informant has taken place with her husband nearly twenty years back as informed to the Court by learned counsel for the petitioners. Considering the above facts and submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties and since there is no specific particulars on dowry revealed in the F.I.R. and there is no such direct involvement alleged of the petitioners in the house of the informant being set to blaze, this Court, under the above circumstances, though not in favour of granting pre-arrest bail to any of them but is of the view that the petitioners should be directed to surrender before the learned court below for being released with stringent conditions. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. In the event, the petitioners surrender before the court of learned JMFC (P), Kujang within a fortnight from today, it is directed that they shall be released on bail in connection with Kujang P.S. Case No.32 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.109 of 2026 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.30,000/-(rupees thirty thousand) each with one solvent surety for the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below, which shall be at liberty to impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge kabita