p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2864 of 2026 Debasish Das …. Petitioner Mr. A.K. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 20.05.2026 03. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No. 5250 of 2017 pending on the file of learned SDJM, Bhubaneswar, arising out of Badagada P.S. Case No.390 of 2017 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 120-B/ 34/ 419/ 420/ 467/ 468/ 471 of the IPC. 3. The allegation against the Petitioner is that he has acted as a witness to the sale deed which was fraudulently executed by transferring the land of the informant in the name of co-accused. 4. It is submitted that though this is the 6th journey of the Petitioner to this Court, it is stated that in the meanwhile, the land has been recorded in the p. 2 name of the informant. And in that view of the matter the Petitioner may be enlarged on pre-arrest bail. 5. It is submitted by learned Counsel for the Petitioner that one of the co-accused similarly circumstanced has been enlarged on pre-arrest bail by order dated 03.02.2026 in ABLAPL No.176/2026 and attention of this Court is drawn to the recitals in the said order regarding the status of the land as stated by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner. 6. Learned Counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 7. It is trite that there is no embargo to file successive bail application and more so in case of pre-arrest bail. 8. Considering the change in circumstances regarding the status of the land, the same having been recorded in the name of the informant and the release of the co-accused as noted hereinabove, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 9. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. p. 3 10. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 11. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of (V. NARASINGH) Judge Mili