IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 628 of 2025 Laxmi Das …. Petitioner Mr. S. R. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party Mr. P. K. Sahoo, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHITTARANJAN DASH Order No. ORDER 22.01.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. 2. This is an application for bail U/s. 438 Cr.P.C. filed by the Petitioner in apprehension of arrest for her alleged involvement in the offences under Sections 498- A/304/302/34 IPC and Section 4 of DP Act. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the husband of the Petitioner has been admitted to bail in the meanwhile. 4. Keeping in view the submission of the parties and having gone through the nature of allegations as emerged from the material on record and further the circumstances appearing, the seriousness and gravity of the offences, while this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail, the Petitioner is at liberty to surrender before the learned JMFC (C.T.), Kendrapara in connection with Derabish PS Case No.134 of 2023 corresponding to GR Case No.267 of 2023 within three weeks hence and moves for bail, the learned court in seisin over the matter shall consider the bail application of the Petitioner in the first hour of the day, strictly on the basis of the materials available on record on its own merit. 5. In case of rejection of the bail application by the learned court, the Petitioner may move for bail before the higher forum in the second hour of the same day. In that event, the higher forum shall consider and dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on its own merit in the manner as ordinarily it deals with such matter not giving any emphasis for having directed for disposal. 6. Case diary be made available to the learned courts below. The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly. (Chittaranjan Dash) Judge AKPradhan Designation: Sr. Stenographer