p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 9714 of 2025 Saumyaranjan Samal … Petitioner Mr. M. Ojha, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Itishri Sahu …. Opposite Parties Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 15.10.2025 01. 1. None appears in spite of due service of notice on the informant. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.801 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Betanati, Mayurbhanj, arising out of Baisinga P.S. Case No.352 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 85, 126(2), 296, 115(2), 74, 64(1), 79, 351(2), 49, 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that exaggerated allegations have been made. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. p. 2 6. This Court perused the statements of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS and other materials on record including that of the Sarpanch. 7. Taking note of the same, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned JMFC, Betanati, Mayurbhanj 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 the learned JMFC, Betanati, Mayurbhanj on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned JMFC, Betanati, Mayurbhanj, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 8. 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 application of the Petitioner and learned JMFC, Betanati, Mayurbhanj is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour p. 3 expeditiously in the event of rejection of the bail application by him. 9. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 10. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina