p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.13143 of 2025 Ramesh Chandra Maharana …. Petitioner Mr. B.R. Mohanty, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha & another …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 19.01.2026 02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. 2. Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioner seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Baidyanathpur P.S. Case No.478 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.2564 of 2025 pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Berhampur on the grounds stated. 3. The copies of the orders in B.A. Nos. 1038 and 1109 of 2025 by the learned court below have been produced by the learned counsel for the petitioner at the time of hearing with the submission that similar direction may perhaps be issued releasing the petitioner upon furnishing a bail bond with two solvent sureties and to deposit cash of Rs.5 lac with an undertaking received to pay back the balance in installments. Gone through the F.I.R. as at Annexure-1. It is submitted that the petitioner is a Senior Lecturer in an educational institution and in support of such claim, a copy of the I. Card issued by the institution is referred to. It is brought to the notice of the Court that a criminal case is registered against the petitioner and in that case, he is on bail. A copy of the FIR in connection with p. 2 Baidyanathpur P.S. No.295 dated 18th June, 2025 is produced and therein, the allegation is that the petitioner is said to have handed over certain documents to one of the co-accused persons. Having regard to the above facts and objection of the learned counsel for the State and since two other accused persons more or less similarly situated are on bail by the orders of the learned court below, the Court is of the view that parity should be extended with similar direction issued instead of accepting the plea of pre-arrest bail and aaccordingly, it is ordered. 4. In the result, the ABLAPL petition stands disposed of with the direction to the petitioner to surrender before learned S.D.J.M., Berhampur within a fortnight from today and in the event, he surrenders in compliance thereof, shall be released on bail in connection with G.R. Case No. 2564 of 2025 upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) with two solvent sureties for the like amount to the satisfaction of the court below, which shall be at liberty to impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances additionally making a deposit of Rs.5 lac before ethe court concerned, which shall be kept in a fixed deposit with any Nationalized Bank renewable from time to time and to submit an undertaking to pay back the balance amount within a stipulated period as would be determined at the time of his release. 5. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Balaram Designation: PERSONAL ASSISTANT