p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 11950 of 2025 Anurag Ranjan Pradhan …. Petitioner Mr. J. Sahoo, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 09.02.2026 03. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed seeking pre-arrest bail of the petitioner in connection with G.R. Case No. 928 of 2025 pending in the file of the learned S.D.J.M., Khurda arising out of Khurda P.S Case No. 429 of 2025 on the grounds stated. 3. Gone through the FIR as at Annexure-1. It is submitted to the Court by learned counsel for the petitioner that the informant filed a divorce case in the Family Court at Khurda in the month of September, 2025 and thereafter, lodged the FIR dated 3rd October, 2025 and in so far as the co-accused persons are concerned, they happen to be the in-laws and are already on bail pursuant to the Court’s order in ABLAPL No.11971 of 2025 dated 23rd October, 2025. Considering the above facts, the p. 2 informant filing a divorce case at Khurda, the petitioner, who works in an IT company at Bangalore, he should be granted pre-arrest bail. A copy of the notice received by the petitioner in C.P. No.204 of 2025 at Annexure-2 is referred to while claiming that the proceeding was initiated at first and thereafter, the FIR has been lodged. The in-laws are on bail by the orders of this Court in the ABLAPL. The informant alleged harassment and ill-treatment on account of the dowry demand and was physically assaulted. It is also alleged that the petitioner is having illicit relationship with other women. The allegation of ill-treatment, as it appears, is omnibus in nature directed against the petitioner as well as others. Considering the nature of allegations as made to reveal from Annexure-1 and objection of the State, the fact that the parties are in litigation before the family Court at Khurda, this Court though not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail but is the view that the should be directed to surrender before the learned court below for being released with suitable conditions imposed. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the court of learned S.D.J.M., Khurda within four weeks from today, it is directed that he shall be released on bail in connection with G.R. Case No.928 of 2025 corresponding to Khurda P.S Case No.429 of 2025 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.40,000/-(rupees forty thousand) with one solvent surety for p. 3 the like amount with such other conditions imposed by the court concerned as deemed just and proper and in the facts and circumstances of the case besides the following, such as, he shall cooperate the I.O. in the investigation and not to cause any harm or injury to the informant wife in any manner, whatsoever, while on bail and to furnish an undertaking in that regard at the PS. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Rojina Designation: Junior Stenographer