p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.988 of 2026 Bhisma Narayan Nayak @ Visma Narayan Nayak …. Petitioner Mr. A.U. Senapati, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Miss B.K. Sahu, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 17.02.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and State. 2. Instant petitions have been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioner seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Lingaraj P.S. Case No.135 of 2025 corresponding to C.T. Case No.410 of 2025 pending in the court of learned J.M.F.C.- I, Bhubaneswar on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. The petitioner had earlier approached this Court in ABLAPL No.6010 of 2025 but it was withdrawn and disposed of and dismissed by order dated 1st August, 2025. In the meantime, the chargesheet is filed and it has resulted in the issuance of summons to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not arrested during the time of investigation, hence, in response to the summons as per Annexure-3, he is entitled to go p. 2 on bail in view of the Apex Court’s decision in Aman Preet Singh Vrs. CBI (2021) 84 OCR (SC) 460. Recorded the submission of learned counsel for the State. Without expressing anything on merits of the case and since the learned court below has issued summons, a copy of which is at Annexure-3, the Court is inclined to direct the petitioner to appear before the learned court below and move an application for bail for being considered in terms of the decision in Aman Preet Singh (supra), if the same is applicable. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge TUDU