IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 11848 of 2025 Prabir Kumar Sahu …. Petitioner Mr. S.S. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 17.10.2025 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 G.R. Case No.1525 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Khallikote arising out of Rambha P.S. Case No.538 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 3(5)/318(4)/351(2) of BNS. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the allegation against the Petitioner is that he introduced the principal accused Kartika Behera to the informant. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail as the principal accused has taken money assuring to provide a job to the informant. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail submitting that the Petitioner has cited as an accused in two other cases where the allegations are similar in nature. 5. Taking into account the nature of allegation and the criminal proclivity, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Khallikote 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 J.M.F.C., Khallikote on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J.M.F.C., Khallikote, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 6. 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 J.M.F.C., Khallikote 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. 7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 8. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi