p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10691 of 2025 Ananta Kumar Behera @ Anoj @ Bapi …. Petitioner Mr. S.R. Subudhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.09.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.713 of 2023 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Phulbani arising out of Phulbani Sadar P.S. Case No.154 of 2023for commission of offences punishable under Sections 341/294/325/307/506/34 of I.P.C. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Petitioner that the Petitioner was admittedly before this Court in ABLAPL No.9497 of 2025 and by order dated 18.08.2025 liberty was granted to the Petitioner to surrender and move for bail. It is submitted that while submitting the charge sheet, p. 2 inter alia, under Section 307 of the IPC, he has been shown as an absconder. Hence, apprehending that he be remanded to custody, he has filed this pre-arrest bail application. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 5. This Court perused the statements of the victim as well as the complainant’s father. 6. Taking into account the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to entertain this application. It is open for the Petitioner to surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Phulbani in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by learned S.D.J.M., Phulbani on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Phulbani, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day. The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail p. 3 application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Phulbani is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge amit