IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 8971 of 2025 Rabindra Nath Setha …. Petitioner Mr. B.P. Nanda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 07.08.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.1246 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Talcher arising out of Talcher P.S. No.665 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 296/351(2)/74/75(2) of BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. Considering the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the ABLAPL. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Talcher in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Talcher 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., Talcher, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 5. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day. The case diary be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Talcher 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. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha