IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2672 of 2025 Mana @ Ashok Kumar Sethy & another …. Petitioners Mr. A.K. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 13.03.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R Case No.83 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C (Cog. Taking), Kendrapara, arising out of Derabish P.S. Case No.30 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 126(2)/296/115(2)/303(2)/351(2)/3(5) of BNS. 3. On a conspectus of materials on record, ABLAPL is disposed of with the observation that the Petitioners may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C (Cog. Taking), Kendrapara in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. 4. In the event of their surrender and motion for bail, the application for bail shall be considered by the learned J.M.F.C (Cog. Taking), Kendrapara 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 J.M.F.C (Cog. Taking), Kendrapara, the Petitioners are at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 5. On being so moved, the higher forum shall dispose of the bail application of the Petitioners 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 Petitioners and learned J.M.F.C (Cog. Taking), Kendrapara is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour in the event of rejection of the bail application by him. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. Narasingh) PKS Judge