p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2419 of 2026 Balaram Behera @ Raj Behera …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Chandrakanta Nayak, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Miss Gayatri Patra, ASC Mr. Gagan Bihari Singh, Adv. CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 05.05.2026 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 0348 21.12.2025 Info Valley G.R. Case No.990/2025 arising out of Jatani P.S. Case No.348 dated 21.12.2025 pending before the Court of learned J.M.F.C, Jatani Sections 296/308/351(2)/64(2)(i)(m) and 123 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner being in custody in connection with G.R. Case No.990/2025 arising out of Jatani P.S. Case No.348 dated 21.12.2025 pending before the Court of learned J.M.F.C, Jatani registered for the alleged commission of Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 06-May-2026 19:15:02 Signature Not Verified p. 2 offences under Sections 296/308/351(2)/64(2)(i)(m) and 123 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, has filed this application for his release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that while the informant was working as a sales girl in Mama earth skin and make up in Esplanade, Rashulgarh, Bhubaneswar between 2024 to 2025, she came in contact with the present Petitioner. Thereafter, a relationship of friendship was developed between them. Thereafter, on 15.08.2025, the Petitioner took the informant to his house for celebrating her birthday. Accordingly, he offered the informant a soft drink. After taking the said drink the informant became senseless. Thereafter, the Petitioner took some nude photographs of the informant by his mobile phone. After getting consciousness when the informant protested the Petitioner from doing so, he abused her in obscene languages and threatened her with dire consequence. Thereafter, by dint of said nude photographs the Petitioner had taken a sum of Rs.3,60,000/- from the informant. After getting said money, since Petitioner repeatedly forced the informant to provide more money to him, the informant lodged an F.I.R in the local Police Station. Accordingly, on completion of investigation and all the formalities, the present Petitioner was taken into custody. The Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 06-May-2026 19:15:02 Signature Not Verified p. 3 Petitioner has been languishing in custody since 23.12.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that the Petitioner has never taken money from the present Petitioner. He further contends that there was a love relationship between the Petitioner and the informant. Due to some misunderstanding the Petitioner has been booked for the above noted offences. The Petitioner is no way connected to the offences alleged against him. He, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioner to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioner. She further submits that such type of offences is not tolerable in a law abiding society. She, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this BLAPL. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to release the present Petitioner on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions. 8. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant