IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9108 of 2025 Ratnakar Pallai …. Petitioner Mr. P. Panigrahi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 12.08.2025 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.1335 of 2022 pending on the file of learned JMFC (Cog. IV), Cuttack, arising out of Madhupatna P.S. Case No.282 of 2022 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 294, 325, 323, 427, 506, 394, 307, 385 and 34 of the IPC. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the co-accused has since been released on bail vide order dated 15.11.2022 in ABLAPL No.14276 of 2022. Hence, on the ground of parity the Petitioner seeks release. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 5. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the release of the co-accused and that the Petitioner does not have any criminal proclivity, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 6. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina Designation: Junior Stenographer