p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5647 of 2025 Sunakar Sethy …. Petitioner Mr. H. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 20.05.2025 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.204 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C. (P), Kujang, arising out Kujang P.S. Case No.100 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 296/ 109(1)/ 74/ 115(2)/351(3)/3(5) of BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. On a conspectus of materials on record, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer for pre- arrest bail. However, ABLAPL is disposed of with the observation that the Petitioner may surrender before p. 2 the learned J.M.F.C. (P), Kujang in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. 5. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the application for bail shall be considered by the learned J.M.F.C. (P), Kujang 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. (P), Kujang, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 6. 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 J.M.F.C. (P), Kujang is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour expeditiously in the event of rejection of the bail application by him. 7. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court below. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. Narasingh) PKS Vacation Judge