IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 11481 of 2025 1. Bimal Bhoi 2. Satya Ranjan Khandagiri 3. Sanjaya Meher @ Sanjay Kumar Meher …. Petitioners Mr. Sk. Zafarulla, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 10.10.2025 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.398 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal arising out of Manamunda P.S. Case No.274 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 296/ 115(2)/ 117(2)/ 351(2)/ 351(3)/ 303(2)/ 3(5) of BNS read with Section 25/27 of Arms Act. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the ABLAPL. However, it is directed that the Petitioners may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of their surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal on merits, in the first hour of the day. 5. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal, the Petitioners are at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioners on the same day. The case diary be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioners and learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal 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 substantiated, may be considered by the learned Court(s) below. 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha