p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5458 of 2026 1. Maya Pradhani 2. Somanath Deheria @ Dehuria 3. Biswamitra Kuanr 4. Anta Dehuria …. Petitioners Mr. Sidhartha Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. Jateswar Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 20.05.2026 02. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Tusura P.S. Case No.05 of 2014 corresponding to G.R. Case No.12 of 2014 registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 147/148/353/506/149 of the IPC, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C., Tusura. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction from the petitioners, submits that except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioners is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. The prosecution case is that on 07.01.2014, the complainant lodged a written report at the P.S. alleging p. 2 therein that he along with other Police officers were deployed at Badakhala at Khairguda as per arrangement of 2014 vide No.48, dated 5.1.2014 from 6.00 A.M. till the last of the festival. Order u/s. 144 of Cr. P.C. was promulgated to prevent mass sacrifice of animals at the festival place. On 07.01.2014 at about 10.45 A.M., in spite of promulgation of the order u/s. 144 of Cr. P.C., the villagers of Khairguda and nearby villages under the leadership of other villagers were forming unlawful assembly being armed with deadly weapons like axe, tangis, katuri etc. came to the place of worship in a procession with buffalos, goats, hens, sheep etc. and forcibly tried to enter to the place of worship at Badakhala, Khairaguda. Despite the police officers tried to prevent it, many animals got slaughtered. Hence, the case has been registered. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the N.B.W. has been issued against the petitioners in relation to the aforementioned case. Therefore, the petitioners have approached this Court on the apprehension of arrest. He further submits that since the co-accused has p. 3 been enlarged on bail, the petitioners are entitled to the parity. 6. Since the F.I.R. pertains to the year 2014 and the N.B.W. has been issued against the petitioners, I am not inclined to entertain the present anticipatory bail application at this stage. However, it is open for the petitioners to surrender before the trial Court and move bail application. If such bail application is moved by the petitioners, the same shall be considered on its own merit in accordance with law on the same day. The case diary be made available to the concerned courts and the records be transmitted to the higher forum at the cost of the petitioners, in the case of the rejection of the bail plea by the first court and the petitioners approach the higher forum. It is open for the petitioners to take all the grounds as has been raised in this petition including the ground of parity. 7. With the aforementioned observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack. Date: 27-May-2026 16:22:23