p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2648 of 2026 Prakash Chandra Sahoo …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Sambhu Charan Nath Sharma, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 22.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Puri Sadar P.S. Case No.96 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.124 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 303(2) of the BNS, 2024, pending in the Court of the learned Nyayadhikari, Gram Nyayalaya, Puri. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. p. 2 4. The allegation against the petitioner is that the father of the informant died on 30.01.2026 and the petitioner was in close association with his father. The petitioner has stolen two ATM Cards from the father of the informant and the Mobile phone. After death of his father, he has withdrawn Rs.50,000/- from the ATM of his father. Hence, the case. 5. In the present case, the petitioner is about 61 years and he has cooperated with the investigation and charge sheet has been filed. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the charge sheet has already been filed in the present case, I am inclined to grant the petitioner on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the petitioner is arrested, he shall be released subject to the verification of the criminal antecedent of similar nature. The release of the petitioner shall also be subject to the conditions that he shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when his presence is required for the purpose of further investigation; he p. 3 shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date of posting of the case, if not presented by sufficient cause. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.