p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9141 of 2025 Kuna Maharana …. Petitioner Mr. C. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 10.09.2025 02. 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.1249 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Talcher arising out of Talcher P.S. Case No.668 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 115(2)/ 117(2) / 109(1)/ 324(4)/ 3(5) of BNS. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner does not have any criminal proclivity and taking into account the nature of allegations which are primarily against the co-accused, namely, Manil Moharana, who is stated to have been p. 2 released on bail. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail, inter alia, on the ground that the Petitioner has been cited as an accused for commission of an offence under Section 3(5) of BNS as well. 5. Taking into account the statement in the FIR, 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. Additionally, it is directed that the Petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional Police Station once every fifteen days for a period of next three months or till submission of final form whichever is earlier. Certification of such appearance shall be submitted to the learned Court in seisin. 8. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. p. 3 9. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina