IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10385 of 2025 1. Satya Ranjan Kar 2. Tapan kumar Mandal @ Tapan Mandal 3. Satya Narayan Kar …. Petitioners Mr. D.K. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. B. Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 16.09.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.1626 of 2025 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Kendrapara arising out of Tantiapal Marine P.S. Case No.99 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 329(4)/296/118(1)/115(2)/76/351(2)/3(5) of BNS. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that because of inter se civil dispute between the parties, Petitioners have been falsely implicated. Hence, Petitioners 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 investigation is at a nascent stage. 5. Taking into account the nature of allegation and the submissions made, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioners 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 Petitioners have any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi