p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.8232 of 2025 1. Arati Nayak 2. Lokanath Das …. Petitioners Mr. S.C. Atabudhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Brahma, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.07.2025 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.887 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C.-V(Cog.taking), Bhubaneswar, arising out of Bharatpur P.S. Case No.291 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 108 and 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. This Court perused the Case Diary, the statement of the victim along with the other materials. p. 2 5. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the background in which the same has been levelled, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail in respect of Petitioner No.2. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.2 (Lokanath Das) stands rejected. 7. So far as the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.1 is concerned taking into account the nature of allegations and that the Petitioner No.1 is a lady, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner No.1 (Arati Nayak) shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper. 8. Before releasing the learned Court shall verify as to whether order of this Court has been assailed before the Apex Court and if so, the result thereof. 9. It is needless to state that the Petitioner No.1 shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 10. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina Designation: Junior Stenographer