p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 7252 of 2025 Bibhuti @ Bibhuti Bhushan Parida …. Petitioner Ms. A. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.N. Das, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 25.06.2025 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.273 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Daspalla, arising out of Daspalla P.S. Case No.160 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 25(1)(a)/25(b) of Arms Act. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. On a conspectus of materials on record, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the observations that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Daspalla in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. p. 2 In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned J.M.F.C., Daspalla on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J.M.F.C., Daspalla, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 5. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day. 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., Daspalla is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 7. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha