IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.3237 of 2026 Balia @ Balaram Mohanty @ Jaga …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Pravash Chandra Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 05.05.2026 02. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is an accused in connection with C.T. Case No.467 of 2025 arising out of Kamarda P.S. Case No.142 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the commission of the offences under Sections 137(2)/61(2)/96/3(5) of B.N.S., 2023 pending in the Court of the learned NGN-cum-J.M.F.C., Bhograi. 3. The petitioner had approached the learned Court below praying for grant of bail. The learned Court below vide its order dated 19.03.2026 has rejected the bail application of the petitioner. Being aggrieved, the petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 praying for enlargement on bail. 4. 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. 5. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 28.08.2025, the informant lodged an F.I.R. before the I.I.C., Kamarda Police Station, alleging, inter alia, that her daughter (the victim) had gone to attend Ganesh Puja Utsav but did not return home till 5:00 P.M. on 27.08.2025. Thereafter, a search was conducted, but as the victim could not be traced, the informant lodged the F.I.R. on 28.08.2025 against the petitioner. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew the bail plea after the charge-sheet is filed. 7. With this observation, the BLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna