p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.13009 of 2025 Dipu @ Deepak Malik and another … Petitioners Mr. K. Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr. R.B. Mishra, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):29.04.2026 02. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Khantapada PS Case No.231 of 2025 corresponding to CT Case No.620 of 2025 pending in the file of learned JMFC (Rural), Balasore, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.126(2)/296/115(2)/118(1)/109(1)/ 304(2)/351(3)/3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of assaulting the injured Ramakanta Mahalik by means of sharp cutting weapon, along with co-accused persons in furtherance of their common intention. 3. Heard, Mr. Kuldeep Mohanty, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. R.B. Mishra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. Bail to the petitioners is in fact opposed to by the learned State Counsel for the petitioners having criminal antecedents, but co-accused Papa @ Paresh Kumar Das @ Paresh Das and Krutibas Mallik @ Pinun p. 2 @ Pikunu have already been granted bail by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court in BLAPL Nos.11199 & 11264 of 2025. Further, the injured has already been discharged from the hospital and the petitioners are on bail in those criminal cases as referred to by the learned State Counsel as antecedents. In the aforesaid facts and circumstance and taking into account the materials so placed on record and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioners in custody since 22.11.2025 and lastly, grant of bail to co-accused persons, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits each of the petitioners to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioners stands allowed and the petitioners are allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) each with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e- mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge Subhasmita