IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5887 of 2024 Akhaya Behera @ Akhya @ Balia Behera …. Petitioner Mr. D. Sahoo, 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 Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.452 of 2019 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C-I (Cog taking), Bhadrak, arising out of Puruna Bazar P.S. Case No.50 of 2019 for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 52(a) of Orissa Excise Act, 2008. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 5. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina