IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 13657 of 2025 1. Litan Behera @ Chandan Behera 2. Deba Pradhan …. Petitioners Mr. T.P. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 08.12.2025 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.804 of 2025 pending on the file of learned Nyayadhikari Gramanyayalaya, Puri, arising out of Puri Sadar P.S. No.613 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 303(2)/109/132/3(5) of BNS read with Section 51(1) of Odisha Minor Minerals Concessions rules, 2004. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer. 4. 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 Petitioners 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. 5. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioners have any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 6. Additionally, it is directed that Petitioners shall appear before the jurisdictional police station once every month on such date and time to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin till submission of final form. Certification of such appearance shall be submitted to the Court in seisin. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi