IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4255 of 2025 Simanchal Pradhan …. Petitioner Mr. D. Sarangi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. R.B. Dash, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 21.04.2025 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.84 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Patrapur, arising out of Jarada P.S. Case No.47 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 115(2)/ 118(2)/ 109/ 351(3)/ 3(5) of BNS 2023. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that though the Petitioner is not cited as accused, he is apprehending arrest as he is the father of the accused persons Dhananjaya Pradhan and Mrutunjaya Pradhan. Hence he seeks protection. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that he is aged about 66 years and because of raids conducted at the regular intervention, is apprehensive. 5. Learned counsel for the State submits that there is no case for such apprehensive. 6. Taking into account the Petitioner is admittedly the father of the accused persons, in respect of whom the anticipatory bail was rejected by order dated 11.04.2025 in ABLAPL No.2619 of 2025, it is directed that in the event of arrest of the Petitioner in connection with the aforesaid case, he shall be released on bail by the Arresting Officer on such terms and conditions deemed just and proper with further conditions that he will cooperate with the investigation. 7. Violation of any of the above condition(s) shall entail cancellation of the bail. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya