IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 13330 of 2025 Braja Kishore Mali …. Petitioner Mr. A.S. Paul, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 26.11.2025 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.852 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Pipili, arising out of Pipili P.S. Case No.554 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 351(2)/126(2) of BNS and Section 25/27 of Arms Act. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner had moved this Court in ABLAPL No.11964 of 2025 and this Court by order dated 23.10.2025 directed him to surrender and release on bail subject to verification of criminal antecedent of any nature. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that inadvertently it could not be brought to the notice of this Court that the Petitioner has one criminal antecedent. Hence, this application. 5. It is further submitted that non-mentioning of the antecedent is bonafide. Hence, Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 7. Taking into account the nature of allegation and the submissions made, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of not more than one criminal antecedent of any nature. 8. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has more than one criminal antecedent of any nature, this order shall not be given effect to. 9. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 10. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 11. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi