IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.14057 of 2024 Mohan Bahu …. Petitioner Mr. L. Samantaray, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, ASC ABLAPL No.14059 of 2024 Amit Kumar Singh …. Petitioner Mr. L. Samantaray, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, ASC ABLAPL No.14062 of 2024 Amit Prakash …. Petitioner Mr. L. Samantaray, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, ASC AND ABLAPL No.3908 of 2025 Niranjan Das …. Petitioner Mr. R. Achary, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, ASC Mr. P.K. Das, Advocate (Informant) CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 19.01.2026 03. 1. All the ABLAPLs are disposed of by the following common order. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Mohanty, learned ASC for the State. 3. Instant petitions under Section 482 BNSS are filed for pre-arrest bail of the petitioners in connection with Bhadrak Town P.S. Case No.600 of 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.2405 of 2024 pending in the file of learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak on the grounds stated therein. 4. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. In fact, one of the accused persons, namely, Swarup Sankar Das @ Swaroop Shankar Das in ABLAPL No.13370 of 2024 is the proprietor of the Company, namely, Ninja Cart and said to have misappropriated the money received from the customers. An amount of Rs.22,25,462/- was received as a result by the company. It has been alleged therein that the money was collected from the customers under a scheme and has been misappropriated. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the principal accused named above has lodged a counter FIR alleging therein against some of the investors registered as Bhadrak Town P.S. Case No.552 dated 12th September, 2024, a copy of which is at Annexure-2 in ABLAPL No.3908 of 2025. The allegation against the petitioners is to the effect that they are the employees of the company and managed to collect the money from the customers and are parties to the misappropriation. But the amount has been received in the name of the company in question, which is run and managed by the principal accused in ABLAPL No.13370 of 2024. It has been alleged that the employees of the company did not accept any request for settlement of the dues. The case diary has been produced in Court today and the same is gone through. The statements of the witnesses recorded under Section 180 BNSS are also made available to the Court and the same are perused. It is made to understand that the grievance of the informant is that the money was received by the company under a scheme and it has been misappropriated. Considering the above facts and the submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court is of the view that the petitioners, who are the employees of the company at the relevant point of time, should be directed to surrender before the court concerned for being released on bail with suitable conditions imposed instead of pre-arrest bail as has been demanded by them. 5. Accordingly, it is ordered. 6. In the result, ABLAPLs stand disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is further directed that in the event, the petitioners surrender before the court of learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak within a fortnight from today, they shall be released on bail in connection with Bhadrak Town P.S. Case No.600 of 2024 corresponding to G.R. Case No.2405 of 2024 subject to them furnishing bail bonds 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 besides the following, such as, they shall cooperate the I.O. during investigation and to report to the I.O. as and when summoned, till the same is over. 7. Issue urgent certified copy as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Alok