IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5235 of 2026 Saraswati Sahu …. Petitioner Mr. A.R. Majhi, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, ASC And ABLAPL No.5296 of 2026 Raki Swain and another …. Petitioners Mr. A. Mohanty, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.K. Mohanty, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 19.05.2026 01. 1. Both the ABLAPL are taken up together and disposed of by the following common order. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and State. 3. Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioner seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Kuakhia P.S. Case No.185 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.898 of 2026 pending in the file of learned S.D.J.M., Jajpur on the grounds stated. 4. Recorded the submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. In course of hearing, it is informed to the Court that the petitioner in ABLAPL No.5235 of 2026 is having 28 criminal cases. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no serious injury has been caused to any one for the overt acts alleged, hence, the petitioners should be allowed to go on bail. It is also informed that the other two petitioners in ABLAPAL No.5296 of 2026 are having two antecedents each. The details of alleged incident are narrated in the FIR. As per the report lodged, the sons of the accused, namely, Saraswati Sahu and their other associates committed the excess and threatened the informant armed with ‘Bhujali’ but it is claimed that no one received any such serious injury. The submission is that during and in course of a meeting, the alleged incident took place. Having regard to the above facts and as there is no allegation of the petitioners in ABLAPL No.5235 of 2026 to have committed the excess instead the other two, who are her sons, did the mischief, recording the submission of Mr. Mohanty, learned ASC for the State that all are having antecedents and in particular, mother accused having 28 cases, this Court is inclined to direct all to surrender before the learned court below for being released with stringent conditions instead of entertaining their bail plea. 5. Accordingly, it is ordered. 6. In the result, both the ABLAPLs are disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is further directed that in the event, the petitioners surrender before the court of learned S.D.J.M., Jajpur within three weeks from today in connection with C.T. Case No.898 of 2026 corresponding to Kuakhia P.S. Case No.185 of 2026, they shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/-(rupees twenty thousand) each with one solvent surety for the like amount each with such other conditions besides the following, such as, that none of them shall commit any further mischief involving the informant and to furnish an undertaking at the local PS in that regard. It is further directed that the release of the petitioners shall be subject to any of the victims of the assault having not received any grievous injury. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge TUDU