p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5793 of 2024 1. Tapan Pradhan 2. Nityananda Pradhan 3. Sabitri Pradhan 4. Sulekha Pradhan …. Petitioners Mr. P. C. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 08.01.2026 02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.240 of 2024 pending on the file of learned Gramya Nyayalay-Cum-J.M.F.C., Basta, arising out of Baliapal P.S. Case No.88 of 2024 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 302, 304-B, 506 and 34 of IPC r/w. Sec. 4 of the D.P. Act. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioners have been implicated only because they are related to the husband of the deceased in as much as Petitioner Nos.1 and 4 are the brother-in-law and sister- p. 2 in-law respectively and Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are the father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that though the FIR was instituted, inter alia, under Section 302 of IPC, preliminary charge sheet has been filed under Section 498-A, 304-B, 306, 506 and 34 IPC read with Section 4 of DP Act. It is also stated that taking into account the nature of complicity and the co-accused who are similarly placed have been granted pre-arrest bail by this Court vide order dated 12.08.2024 in ABLAPL No.5774 of 2024. Hence, on the ground of parity, the Petitioner seeks release on pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 6. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the role ascribed to the present Petitioner and the release of the present Petitioner, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioners shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina