IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 13904 of 2025 Sakti Prasada Jena @ Sakti Prasad Jena …. Petitioner Mr. A.K. Subudhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 15.12.2025 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 C.T. Case No.1027 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C-III, (COG.), Bhubaneswar, arising out of Sahidnagar P.S. Case No.417 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 310(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 25 (1)(a) Arms Act 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the co-accused has since been released on pre-arrest bail by this Court by order dated 23.09.2025 in ABLAPL No.10887 of 2025. Hence, on the ground of parity, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 5. Taking into account the nature of allegations and release of the co-accused as adverted to hereinabove, it is directed 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 criminal antecedent of similar nature and the nature of the injury. 6. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has any such criminal antecedent and the injured has suffered any grievous injury, this order shall not be given effect to. 7. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 8. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha