IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 11496 of 2025 1. Siddhartha Chand 2. Durgashankar Sahoo 3. Harekrushna Rout … Petitioners Mr. S. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. K. Lenka, ASC Ms. A. Sahoo, Advocate (Informant) CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 10.10.2025 01. 1. Ms. A. Sahoo, learned counsel has entered appearance on behalf of the informant by filing Vakalatnama. The same is taken on record. 2. Registry is requested to reflect the name of Ms. Sahoo, learned counsel in the cause list, brief as well as web portal of this Court. 3. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsels for the State as well as informant. 4. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.994 of 2025 pending on the file of learned JMFC, Betonoti, arising out of Baisinga P.S. Case No.432 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 109(1)/ 115(2)/ 118(2)/ 126(2)/ 296/ 3(5)/ 303(2)/ 351(2) of BNS, 2023. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel that exaggerated allegations have been made. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State as well as informant oppose the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 7. This Court perused the statements of the complainant-injured and independent witnesses as well as the injury report which indicates that the injured has suffered injury on the head. 8. Taking into account the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioners may surrender before the learned Betonoti 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 Betonoti on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned Betonoti, the Petitioners are at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 9. 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 shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioners and learned Betonoti is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum in the second hour expeditiously in the event of rejection of the bail application by him. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below. 10. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 11. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina