p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.3789 of 2026 Debananda Meher …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Bhabani Shankar Dasparida, 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 0054 18.02.2026 Sambalpur Town G.R. Case No.392/ 2026 arising out of Sambalpur Town P.S. Case No.54/ 2026 pending before the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Sambalpur Sections 318(4), 317(2), 112(2), 61(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita read with Section 66(C) & 66(D) of the I.T. Act 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner being in custody in connection with G.R. Case No.392/ 2026 arising out of Sambalpur Town P.S. Case No.54/ 2026 pending before the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Sambalpur registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 318(4), 317(2), 112(2), 61(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita read 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 p. 2 with Section 66(C) & 66(D) of the I.T. Act, has filed this application for his release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that due to involvement of the bank account of the Petitioner in question in cyber fraud crime, he has been booked for the above noted offences upon receipt of a complaint received through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) vide GD No.13 dated 18.02.2026. The bank account of the Petitioner appears to be “Mule Account”. Upon lodging of the F.I.R and during course of investigation, since the Petitioner could not produce necessary documents in order to make the suspicious transaction genuine, he was taken into custody. The Petitioner has been languishing in custody since 19.02.2026. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that the Petitioner is no way connected to offences alleged against him. He has been entangled in this case only on suspicion. He has never engaged himself in any cyber fraud or crime, rather, his bank account in question has been utilized for cyber fraud without his knowledge. He, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioner to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioner. 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 p. 3 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 Petitioner on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the Petitioner 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; ii. the Petitioner shall appear before the learned Court in seisin over the matter on each date of posting of the case; iii. the Petitioner shall not indulge himself in any criminal activities in future; iv. the Petitioner shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; v. the Petitioner 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. 9. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant