IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.14567 of 2025 Vasudeva Rao Ronanki @ R. Vasudeva Rao …. Petitioner Mr. A. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and another …. Opposite Parties Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.12.2025 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.76 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, PO ST and SC Act, Gajapati, arising out of Gurandi P.S. Case No.129 of 2025 for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 126(1), 296, 69 and 351(2) of BNS, 2023 read with Sections 3(1)(r)(s)(w), 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention and Atrocities), Act, 1989 (Amendment 2018). 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that omnibus allegations in an exaggerated manner have been made. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 5. This Court perused the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS. 6. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina