p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2201 of 2026 Sunil Das …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Gajendranath Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 21.05.2026 04. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is an accused in connection with G.R. Case No.938 of 2025 arising out of Jankia P.S. Case No.453 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the commission of the offence under Section 310(2) of B.N.S., 2023 pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C. (City), Khordha. 3. The petitioner had approached the learned Court below praying for grant of bail. The learned Court below vide its order dated 10.02.2026 has rejected the bail application of the petitioner. Being aggrieved, the petitioner has filed the present petition under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 praying for enlargement on bail. p. 2 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 allegation against the petitioner in the F.I.R. is that while the informant and his family members were sleeping in their house at about 1:00 A.M., five unknown culprits allegedly entered the house after breaking open the grill gate. It is alleged that, while brandishing deadly weapons such as bhujali and sword, they committed dacoity and looted one gold mangal sutra, one necklace, one gold chain, four gold rings, two bangles weighing about 8 bhari, silver ornaments weighing about 20 bhari, and two mobile phones. After committing the alleged offence, the culprits fled away from the spot. Basing on the said report, the present F.I.R. was registered. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the gold and silver ornaments alleged to have been stolen have already been seized by the Investigating Agency. He further submits that on the basis of the co- accused statement, the petitioner has been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is in custody since 15.12.2025. p. 3 7. Regard being had to the period of custody from 15.12.2025 and 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 report before the concerned Police Station being physically present once a month on second Sunday of every month for three months. (ii) He shall appear before the trial Court on each date on which the case is posted for trial. (iii) He shall not leave the jurisdiction of the trial Court till disposal of the trial. (iv) He shall not tamper with the evidence in any manner whatsoever. (v) He shall be released on bail subject to verification of similar type of antecedents, if any. 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 violated by the petitioner, the prosecution is given liberty to move appropriate application before the Court below p. 4 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