p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.8848 of 2025 1. Prasanta Mahanaanda @ Nandu 2. Dilip Sethi 3. Deepak Choudhury 4. Deba Chhatria @ Dev Chhatria …. Petitioners Mr. T. Bag, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 05.08.2025 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 G.R. Case No.177 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C.-I (CT), Sambalpur, arising out of Burla P.S. Case No.130 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 109(1) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the present Petitioners have been falsely p. 2 implicated. Hence, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. It is further submitted by the learned counsel that all the Petitioners are students, prosecuting their studies. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 6. So far as the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner Nos.1 and 3(Prasanta Mahanaanda @ Nandu and Deepak Choudhury respectively) are concerned taking into account that the Petitioners are stated to be the juvenile in conflict with law, it is directed that in the event of production before the Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, consequential steps in accordance with Section 18 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 shall be taken. 7. So far as the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner Nos.2 and 4 are concerned taking into account the nature of allegations and the punishment prescribed, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner Nos.2 and 4 (Dilip Sethi and Deba Chhatria @ Dev Chhatria respectively) shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on p. 3 such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 8. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner Nos. 2 and 4 have any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 9. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 10. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina Designation: Junior Stenographer