IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2596 of 2025 Manas Pradhan …. Petitioner Mr. B.K. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 13.03.2025 01. 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.58 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Rairakhal arising out of Charmal P.S. Case No.14 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 316(3)/ 318(4)/ 61(2) of BNS. 3. On a conspectus of materials on record, ABLAPL is disposed of with the observation that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Rairakhal in connection with G.R. Case No.58 of 2025 arising out of Charmal P.S. Case No.14 of 2025 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., Rairakhal 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., Rairakhal, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 4. 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., Rairakhal 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. 5. 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. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha