Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.14873 of 2025 Goswami Tandia and others ..... Petitioners Represented by Adv. - Biplab Kumar Dash -versus- State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Parties Mr. J.K. Ray, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 30.12.2025 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode. 2. Considering the urgency of the matter that the Petitioner(s) apprehends his arrest and that the Courts are not functioning during the winter vacation, the matter is taken up directly without remanding the matter to the jurisdictional Sessions Court. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Parties and perused the records. 4. The Petitioners apprehending their arrest in Sundargarh Sadar P.S. Case No.331 of 2025, corresponding to G.R. Case No.1440 of 2025, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M., Sundargarh, registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 196(2), 126(2), 109, 115(2), 296, 351(3), 190 of BNS. 5. Considering the facts of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the Petitioners. However, on the submission of the leaned counsel, the Petitioners are given liberty to surrender Page 2 of 2. before the learned S.D.J.M., Sundargarh, in the aforesaid case in the first hour within 21 working days hence and move for bail. On such event, the learned Magistrate shall consider their application for bail in the first hour strictly on the basis of the materials on record. In case of rejection of the bail application, the Petitioners may move for bail before the higher forum in the second hour. On such event, the higher forum shall consider and dispose of the bail application of the Petitioners on the same day strictly on the basis of the materials on record by maintaining the principles of parity, if applicable. 6. Case Diary be made available to the concerned courts. Records be transmitted to the higher forum at the cost of the Petitioners, if applied for. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( Aditya Kumar Mohapatra ) Vacation Judge S.K. Rout