p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.7027 of 2025 Umesh Kumar Pangi …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Baral, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.06.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. This is an application under Section 438, Cr.P.C. filed by the Petitioner for anticipatory bail, involving offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) and Section 29 of NDPS Act in T.R. case No.37/2022 of the Court of learned Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Koraput arising out of Nandpur P.S. case No-32/2022. 3. However, it is observed that the Petitioner, if so advised, may surrender before the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Koraput, in the aforesaid case within four weeks from today. In the event the Petitioner surrenders and moves p. 2 for bail within the aforesaid period, learned Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Koraput, shall do well to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. Further, while considering the bail application of the Petitioner, learned Court in seisin over the matter shall apply the principles of parity and the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Tofan Singh vs. State of Tamil Nadu reported in (2021) 4 SCC 1 and order dated 10.01.2022 in the matter of State by (NCB) Bengaluru Vs. Pallulabid Ahmad Arimuta and another (Special Leave to Appeal (Criminal) No.242 of 2022). The case diary be made available to the concerned court to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner. 4. The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly. 5. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina Designation: Junior Stenographer