p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4728 of 2026 Gitanjali Baral and another …. Petitioners Mr. L. Bhuyan, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 21.05.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and State. 2. Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioners seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Ramachandrapur P.S. Case No.170 of 2024 corresponding to G.R. (GN) Case No.356 of 2024 pending in the file of learned Nyayadhikari Gram Nyayalaya, Ghasipura on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. It is submitted to the Court that three other accused persons are on bail pursuant to the orders in the ABLAPLs at Flags-B and C and therefore, parity should be extended to the petitioners. A case under Section 307 IPC has been registered with other allied offences as made to reveal from Annexure-1. Recorded the submission of Mr. Panda, learned ASC for the State. This Court finds that the other accused persons are on bail vide ABLAPL Nos.4236 and 8463 of 2024 by orders dated 6th May, 2024 and 29th August, 2024 respectively. The petitioners are found to be equally placed like the co-accused persons on bail. Considering p. 2 the above and submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties, this Court is inclined to extend parity directing release of the petitioners to go on bail with conditions. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to surrender before the court of learned Nyayadhikari Gram Nyayalaya, Ghasipura within three weeks from today in connection with G.R.(GN) Case No.356 of 2024 corresponding to Ramachandrapur P.S. Case No.170 of 2024, they shall be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/-(rupees twenty thousand) each with one solvent surety for the like amount each with such other conditions imposed as deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge TUDU