p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10712 of 2025 1. Diptirekha Jena 2. Damayanti Samal 3. Manasimayi Jena 4. Sumitra Jena 5. Rojalin Jena …. Petitioners Mr. N. C. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. B. Nayak, AGA ABLAPL No. 10716 of 2025 1. Debendra Jena 2. Uttam Das 3. Subash Biswal 4. Prabhat Jena 5. Tapas Chandra Ray 6. Shiba Prasad Swain …. Petitioners Mr. N. C. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. B. Nayak, AGA ABLAPL No. 11017 of 2025 1. Kalyani Jena 2. Rasmita Jena 3. Sudhakar Jena 4. Maheswar Jena 5. Subrat Kumar Jena 6. Khageswar Jena …. Petitioners p. 2 7. Prasanta Kumar Jena Mr. N. C. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. B. Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.09.2025 01. 1. Since all the ABLAPLs relate to the same FIR, on the consent of the parties, they are taken up together for consideration and disposed of by this common order. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.1761 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Chandikhole, arising out of Balichandrapur P.S. Case No.255 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Section 3 of PDPP Act read with Section 115(2) /118(1) /132/ 189(2)/ 190/ 221/ 296(b)/ 324(4)/ 351(2)/ 74 of BNS, 2023. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that because of the agitation on account of the illegal gratification allegedly being demanded by the Police, p. 3 the Petitioners have been arrayed as accused on extraneous consideration. Hence, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and submits that to justify their action such allegations have been levelled. 6. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the punishment prescribed, 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. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina