p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.415 of 2025 Panchami Sahu …. Petitioner Mr. K.K. Naik, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party Mr. Aurobinda Mohanty, Addl. Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE S.K. SAHOO Order No. ORDER 17.01.2025 01. This matter is taken up through Hybrid arrangement (video conferencing/physical mode). Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is an application under section 483 of B.N.S.S. in connection with P.R. Case No.110 of 2024- 25 of Inspector of Excise, Sadar Range, Sundargarh corresponding to Special 2(a) C.C. Case No.20 of 2024 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge - cum- Special Judge, Sundargarh for alleged commission of offence under section 20(b)(ii)(B) of p. 2 the N.D.P.S. Act. The petitioner moved an application for bail before the Court of learned Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge, Sundargarh, which was rejected on 24.12.2024. Considering the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 14.12.2024 and the quantity of ganja stated to have been seized from the possession of the petitioner is 2 kg. 008 grams which is lesser than the commercial quantity and therefore, the bar under section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act is not applicable and on hearing the learned counsel for the State, I am inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing bail bond of Rs.50,000/- (rupees fifty thousand) with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction for the Court in seisin over the matter with further terms and conditions as the learned Court may deem just and proper including the condition that the petitioner shall appear before the learned trial Court on each date to which the case would be posted for trial. p. 3 Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. Accordingly, the BLAPL is disposed of. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application. ( S.K. Sahoo) Judge RKM