p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 2300 of 2026 Amrish Bira …. Petitioner Mr. B.K. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 12.05.2026 02. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with G.R. Case No.28 of 2020 pending on the file of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Spl. Judge, Gajapati, Paralakhemundi, arising out of Mohana P.S. Case No.99 of 2020 for commission of the alleged offence under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C)/25 of NDPS Act. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of the Petitioner relating to the aforementioned P.S. Case is pending in any other Court. 4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Spl. Judge, Gajapati by order dated p. 2 16.12.2025 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. The allegation against the Petitioner is that he was involved in possession of contraband (Ganja) to the tune of 87Kg. 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that it’s a case of false implication and trial has commenced in the meanwhile and in this context he relies on the evidence of P.Ws.1 & 2. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail in view of the rigors of Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of NDPS Act. 8. This Court perused the evidence of P.Ws.1 & 2. The same does not in any way throw any light to substantiate the submission of the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the Petitioner has been implicated only because he is the owner of the vehicle. 9. In view of the same, this Court is not inclined to entertain this bail application at this stage. 10. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to renew his prayer at a later stage. 11. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha