IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.3790 of 2026 Raju Laxman Neware & Anr. …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Soumya Ranjan Mohanty, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Miss Gayatri Patra, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 06.05.2026 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 0032 18.03.2026 Mahulpali G.R. Case No.167/ 2026 arising out of Mahulpali P.S. Case No.32 of 2026 pending before the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Kuchinda Sections 303(2), 111(4), 112(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioners being in custody in connection with G.R. Case No.167/ 2026 arising out of Mahulpali P.S. Case No.32 of 2026 pending before the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Kuchinda registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 303(2), 111(4), Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-May-2026 19:18:55 Signature Not Verified 112(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, have filed this application for their release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that based on the allegation of theft of 300 mm dia DI-K-9 pipes from the working site at Kuchinda Bamra Blocks, the Petitioners have been booked for the above noted offences upon lodging of the F.I.R on 18.03.2026. Since the above noted stolen pipes were recovered from the truck bearing registration No.MH 35 AJ 5462, the Petitioner No.1 being the driver of the said truck and the Petitioner No.2 being the helper, were taken into custody. The Petitioners have been languishing in custody since 18.03.2026. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioners contends that the Petitioners have not stolen the above noted materials. They were only travelling through the said area at the relevant point of time. They have been falsely implicated in this case. The allegations levelled against the Petitioners are false and fabricated. He, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioners to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioners. She further submits that such type of offences is not tolerable in a Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-May-2026 19:18:55 Signature Not Verified 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 Petitioners on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. each of the Petitioners shall furnish cash security of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand only) along with two local solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the court in seisin over the matter; ii. the Petitioners shall appear before the concerned local Police Station on every alternate Sunday between 10.00A.M. to 12.00P.M. till conclusion of the trial; iii. the Petitioners shall appear before the learned Court in seisin over the matter on each date of posting of the case; iv. the Petitioners shall not indulge themselves in any criminal activities in future; v. the Petitioners shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; vi. the Petitioners shall not threaten the informant or his family members in any manner; 8. Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail. Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 08-May-2026 19:18:55 9. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant