IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.14557 of 2025 1. Kalia @ Saroj Mandal @ Saroj Kumar Mandal 2. Mohammed Liyakat @ Md Riyakat …. Petitioners Mr. M. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.12.2025 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 G.R. Case No.429 of 2025 pending on the file of learned Civil Judge, Junior Division-cum- JMFC, Kanas, arising out of Kanas P.S. Case No.265 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 115(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023 read with Section 11(1) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. 3. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioners files a memo stating therein that he does not want to press this ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.01 (Kalia @ Saroj Mandal @ Saroj Kumar Mandal). The same is taken on record. 4. Accordingly, the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.01 stands disposed of as not pressed. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 6. So far as the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.02 is concerned, taking into account the nature of allegations and the punishment prescribed, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner No.02 (Mohammed Liyakat @ Md Riyakat) shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 7. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner No.02 have any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 8. It is needless to state that the Petitioner No.02 shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 9. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina