p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.8037 of 2025 Basudev Narendra @ Basua Narendra … Petitioner Mr. L. Mahapatra, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Kalia Bhoi …. Opposite Parties Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.10.2025 03. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with T.R No.241 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned District and Sessions Judge, Khordha, BBSR, arising out of Badagad P.S. Case NO.253 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 126(2)/115 (2)/118(2)/109(1)/3(5) of BNS, 2023 r /w - Sec-3 (2)(va) of SC & ST (PoA) Act. 3. In the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and others Vrs. State of Odisha, (2017) 67 OCR 309, this ABLAPL is disposed of with the following directions. p. 2 The Petitioner shall surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within three weeks from today. Seven days before the surrender of the Petitioner before the said Court, the Petitioner or his/her counsel shall serve a copy of the bail application or such number of copies of the bail application on the learned Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by him, for the purpose of notice to the Victim and/or Informant. 4. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioner, it is directed that the Petitioner shall be released on interim bail by the learned Court in seisin, on the same day he surrenders in the aforesaid case, pending disposal of the bail application on merit, on such terms and conditions as deemed just and proper including the following conditions:- I) The Petitioner shall appear before the I.O. once in a week on the date and time fixed by the said I.O. until further order by the learned Court in seisin; II) The Petitioner shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and III) The Petitioner shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order. p. 3 5. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits. 6. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina