p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2693 of 2026 Khulura Rout @ Tunia …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Surya Narayan Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debraj Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 12.05.2026 03. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Chandanpur P.S. Case No.288 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1023 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the offences under Sections 109/115(2)/126(2)/3(5)/303(2)/74 of B.N.S., 2023 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act pending in the Court of the learned Nayadhikari Grama Nayalaya, Puri. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of p. 2 the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. On 24.12.2025, the informant lodged a written report, inter alia, alleging therein that on the same day in the evening, her brother-in-law, namely Dillip Biswal, had gone to the office riding their motorcycle. Owing to previous enmity, one Bhimsen Rout lodged a complaint before the police station, in connection with which the informant came to Chandanpur Police Station. In the absence of the I.I.C., both parties were asked to return to the Police Station on the following morning. It is further alleged that the said motorcycle had been gifted by the informant’s family members to her husband at the time of their marriage. The informant further alleged that in the night intervening 24/25.12.2025, Bhimsen Rout along with 10 others, being armed with deadly weapons, came to her house and knocked on the door. When the informant opened the door, the present petitioner along with the other accused persons suddenly assaulted her, outraged her modesty, and attacked her with a sword. It is further p. 3 alleged that when her husband intervened to rescue her, he sustained bleeding injuries on his hand. The informant also alleged that the present petitioner along with the co-accused persons forcibly took away a gold mangalsutra from her. Hence, the F.I.R. 5. Vide order dated 22.04.2026, learned counsel for the State was directed to obtain the case diary. Pursuant thereto, learned counsel for the State has produced the case diary. Perusal of the case diary indicates that the injured, namely, Laxmidhar Biswal sustained multiple abrasions on his forehead, however, the injuries are simple in nature. 6. Perusal of the F.I.R. and other materials collected by the police so far also reveals that the co- accused Bhimsen Rout had assaulted the injured, as a result of which, the injuries were caused and the present petitioner had accompanied with the said co- accused, Bhimsen Rout. 7. Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the fact that the injury sustained by the injured is simple in nature, I am inclined to grant the petitioner p. 4 on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the petitioner is arrested, he shall be released by the Arresting Officer subject to the verification of the criminal antecedent of similar nature. The release of the petitioner shall also be subject to the conditions that he shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when his presence is required for the purpose of investigation. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 8. With this observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna