p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK Bhikari Charana Jaysingh @ Hadia and another (In BLAPL No.11780 of 2025) Ajita Kumar Dalei @ Ajit Kumar Dalei (In BLAPL No.12364 of 2025) … Petitioners Mr. S.N. Sahoo, Advocate (In BLAPL No. 11780 of 2025) Mr. A. Pattanaik, Advocate (In BLAPL No. 12364 of 2025) -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 09.02.2026 04. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. Since these two bail applications arise out of one and same case record, the same are heard together and disposed of by this common order with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. 3. These are the bail applications U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with GR Case No. 701 of 2025 arising out of Bologarh PS Case No.207 of 2025 pending in the file of learned JMFC(CT), Khurda for commission of offences punishable U/Ss. 126(2)/ 296/ 115/ 117(2)/ 118(2)/ 109/ 140(3)/ 303/ 305(2)/ 3(5) of BNS r/w Sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act, on the main allegation of abducting Manas Kumar Jena & Deepak Kumar Parida from Hatabasta Tukuni Variety Store, along with co-accused persons by threatening with p. 2 deadly weapons and forcibly taking the abductees to nearby a place and demanding ransom of Rs. 1,00,000/- for their release as well as assaulting them with different weapons and firing. 4. Heard, Mr. Sanjaya Narayan Sahoo, learned counsel for the Petitioners in BLAPL No. 11780 of 2025; Mr. Achyutananda Pattanaik, learned counsel for the Petitioner in BLAPL No. 12364 of 2025 and Mr. M.R. Patra, learned Addl. PP in the matter and perused the record. 5. No doubt, parity is claimed for the Petitioners, but the names of some of the present Petitioners have been uttered by the abducted persons. Besides, there is allegation against the petitioners for assaulting the abducted person and demanding ransom money. In the aforesaid facts and situation and taking into account the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioners vis-a-vis the allegation sought to be brought against them and regard being had to the materials placed on record and the manner in which the crime was committed and keeping in view the other circumstances on record in entirety, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the Petitioners. 6. Hence, these two bail applications of the petitioners stand rejected. Accordingly, these BLAPL Nos. 11780 and 12364 of 2025 stand disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately transmitted to the learned trial Court. (G. Satapathy) Judge Priyajit