p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10871 of 2025 1. Satura @ Satrughna Sahoo 2. Balia @ Biswaranjan @ Balabhadra Patra …. Petitioners Mr. M.K. Chand, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 24.09.2025 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.492 of 2025 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Anandapur, arising out of Ghasipura P.S. Case No.349 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 303(2)/ 111(4)/ 111(7)/ 109(1)/ 3(5) of BNS read with Section 27 of Arms Act and Sections 11(a)(d)(e)(f) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Section 7(1) of the OPCS Act. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that omnibus allegations have been made. p. 2 Hence, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail, inter alia, referring to the manner in which the alleged offence was committed. And, it is further submitted by the learned counsel for the State that since the investigation is at a nascent stage releasing the Petitioners at this stage will only embolden them to commit such offences in future. 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 criminal antecedent of similar nature, this order shall not be given effect to. 7. Additionally, it is directed that Petitioners shall appear before the jurisdictional police station once every month on such date and time to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin till submission of final form. Certification of such appearance shall be submitted to the Court in seisin. p. 3 8. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 9. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 10. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi