IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9083 of 2025 1. Manas Chandra Swain @ Manas 2. Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain 3. Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira 4. Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain 5. Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh …. Petitioners Mr. A.S Paul, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 11.08.2025 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.632 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Khurda arising out of Khurda Sadar P.S. Case No.194 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 126(2)/ 118(1)/ 109/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of BNS, read with Section 25 & 27 of Arms Act. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that because of case and counter case, exaggerated allegations have been made. Hence, they may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer. 5. It is further submitted by the learned counsel that the principal accused one Manas Chandra Swain @ Manas has been taken into custody. 6. In view of the same, the ABLAPL in respect of the Petitioner No.1 (Manas Chandra Swain @ Manas) is disposed of as infructuous. Thus, the ABLAPL stands confined to the Petitioner No.2 to 5 (Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain, Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira, Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain, Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh). 7. Considering the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain their application for pre- arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner No.2 to 5 (Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain, Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira, Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain, Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh) may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Khurda in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of their surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Khurda on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Khurda, the Petitioner No.2 to 5 (Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain, Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira, Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain, Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh) are at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 8. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner No.2 to 5 (Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain, Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira, Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain, Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh) on the same day on merit in accordance with law. ` The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner No.2 to 5 (Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain, Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira, Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain, Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh) and learned S.D.J.M., Khurda 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. The forums below are requested to verify the criminal antecedent of the Petitioner No.2 to 5 (Kanha @ Rasmiranjan Swain, Suresh Ch. Swain @ Indira, Ramesh Ch. Swain @ Chandra Swain, Raju @ Suresh Ku. Ranasingh) of similar nature. 9. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 10. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya