p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 14404 of 2025 Bidyadhar Malik …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.12.2025 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.783 of 2022 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Soro, arising out of Soro P.S. Case No.368 of 2022 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 498(A)/ 323/ 325/ 307 & 34 of IPC and under Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. Considering the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his p. 2 release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 5. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Anisha Designation: Jr. Stenographer