IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 1458 of 2025 Karan @ Sk. Golam @ Sk. Golam Ilteza …. Petitioner Mr. D. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 25.03.2025 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.3088 of 2024 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak, arising out of Bhadrak Town P.S. Case No.810 of 2024 for commission of offences punishable under Section 115(2)/118(1)/127(1)/296/3(5)/308(2) of BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that omnibus allegations have been made. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Such submission is opposed by the learned counsel for the State. 5. This Court perused the statement of the injured as well as other materials on record. 6. Considering the same, this Court is not inclined to entertain the ABLAPL. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the application for bail shall be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak on merits in accordance with law in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. On being so moved, the higher forum shall dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. In that event, the case diary be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour in the event of rejection of such bail application. 8. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court below if the same is canvassed by the learned counsel for the Petitioner at the time of consideration of the bail application. 9. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha