IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 13617 of 2025 Ranjan Naik @ Ranjit Nayak @ Ranjia … Petitioner Mr. S. R. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C. R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 08.12.2025 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.1914 of 2025 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Jagatsinghpur, arising out of Jagatsinghpur P.S. Case No.888 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 296/3(5)/326(g)/351(3) of BNS, 2023. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that exaggerated allegations have been made and it is also submitted that the co-accused who is the father of the present Petitioner was taken to custody has since been released on bail. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail referring to the criminal antecedents of the Petitioner which run thus:- “i. Jagatsinghpur PS Case No. 826 dtd 13.10.2025 U/s-296/ 115(2)/ 351(3)/ 3(5) BNS 2023 ii. Jagatsinghpur PS Case No. 1047 dtd 22.10.2025 U/s-126(2)/ 303(2)/ 296/ 115(2)/ 351(3)/ 3(5) BNS 2023” 5. Taking into account the nature of allegation, the criminal proclivity of the Petitioner and forwarding of the co-accused, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Jagatsinghpur in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Jagatsinghpur on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Jagatsinghpur, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 6. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day. The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Jagatsinghpur 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. 7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 8. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina