p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.3264 of 2026 Krushna Chandra Padhy …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Devashis Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 12.05.2026 03. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is an accused in connection with Hinjilicut P.S. Case No.116 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.136 of 2026 registered on the allegation of the commission of the offences under Sections 318(4)/319(2) of B.N.S., 2023 read with Section 66(C)/66(D) of the I.T. Act pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C., Hinjilicut. 3. The petitioner had approached the learned Court below praying for grant of bail. The learned Court below vide its order dated 20.03.2026 has rejected the bail application of the petitioner. Being aggrieved, the p. 2 petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 praying for enlargement on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 5. The prosecution case, in brief, as stated in the F.I.R. lodged by a Sub-Inspector of Hinjilicut Police Station, is that during “Operation Kavach”, while verifying several bank accounts allegedly used by criminals to conceal illegally obtained funds, scrutiny of the petitioner’s bank account bearing No. 9230100020698228 maintained with Axis Bank revealed that during the period from 01.01.2026 to 26.02.2026, the said account was allegedly used as a repository for proceeds of crime. It is further alleged that the petitioner had received a commission amounting to Rs. 7,601.19 therefrom. Hence, the case. p. 3 6. After investigation, charge-sheet has been filed in the present case on 28.04.2026. The petitioner is in custody since 28.02.2026. 7. Regard being had to the period of custody from 28.02.2026, the nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am inclined to admit the petitioner on bail. Hence, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail by the Court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case on such terms and conditions as it would deem just and proper, subject to the following additional conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall appear before the trial Court on each date on which the case is posted for trial. (ii) He shall not leave the jurisdiction of the trial Court till disposal of the trial. (iii) He shall not tamper with the evidence in any manner whatsoever. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail consideration for cancellation of the bail granted to the petitioner. In the event, any of the bail conditions are p. 4 violated by the petitioner, the prosecution is given liberty to move appropriate application before the Court below for recalling the concession of bail. If such application is moved, the trial Court should decide the application on its own merit. 8. The BLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna