IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5635 of 2025 1. Bikash Sahoo @ Bikash Kumar Sahoo 2. Prakash Sahoo @ Prakash Kumar Sahoo 3. Jhuli Sahoo @ Julli Sahoo …. Petitioners Mr. B. Pattnaik, 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 Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.653 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Jajpur Road, arising out of Jajpur Road P.S. Case No.253 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 3(5)/74/115(2)/85/324(4)/296/324(4)/351(2) of BNS read with Section 4 of the D.P Act. 3. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the manner in which the Informant was detained, this Court is not inclined to entertain the prayer for pre-arrest bail of Petitioner No.1-husband. 4. Accordingly, the prayer for pre-arrest bail of Petitioner No.1 stands rejected. 5. So far as the prayer for pre-arrest bail of Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 is concerned, it is directed that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper. 6. Before releasing learned Court in seisin shall also verify as to whether the order of this Court has been assailed before the Apex Court and if so, the result thereof. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. Narasingh) Vacation Judge PKS