p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.4744 of 2026 Dhiraj Gardia and others … Petitioners Ms. M. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Orissa … Opposite Party Mr. M.R. Patra, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):21.05.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Jharsuguda PS Case No.509 of 2025 corresponding to CT Case No.2292 of 2025 pending in the file of learned SDJM, Jharsuguda, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.305(a)/318(4)/319(1)/61(2) of BNS r/w Sections 66(C)/66(D) of IT (Amendment) Act. 2.1. The allegation as appearing against the petitioners emanates from the fact that some unknown persons committed theft of one mobile phone of the informant and finding the same to have been installed with Phonepe, the person stealing the phone, broke the password and used such Phonepe for transaction amounting to Rs.2,00,000/- and finding the complicity of the present petitioners in this case, they were accordingly taken into custody and they are before this Court in this bail application. Page 2 of 3 3. Heard, Ms. Mohini Sahoo, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. M.R. Patra, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. A careful scrutiny of the materials placed on record, it is found that the co-accused with the assistance of the petitioner-Dhiraj Gardia had sent Rs.1,38,500/- to other co-accused persons through phonepe and similarly, the co-accused persons had transferred amount of Rs.18,000/- & 19,000/- separately to the Phonepe account of the petitioner- Dhiraj Gardia from the said mobile phone and in turn, the cash of Rs.35,000/- was distributed to the different co-accused persons. The petitioners are in custody since 27.01.2026, but in the meantime, charge-sheet has already been submitted and the offences alleged against the petitioners are triable by Magistrate. In the aforesaid facts and situation and taking into account the materials so placed on record and grant of bail to co-accused Shivam Sahu in BLAPL No.3457 of 2026 and applying the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2022) 10 SCC 51, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits each of the petitioners to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioners stands allowed and the petitioners are allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) each with two solvent sureties for the p. 3 like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e- mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge Subhasmita