IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.5287 of 2026 Surendra Sahoo @ Surendra Kumar Sahoo & another …. Petitioners Mr. A. Tripathy, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 20.05.2026 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 Itamati P.S. Case No.149 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.438 of 2026 pending in the file of learned S.D.J.M., Nayagarh on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. The alleged incident took place at the time of marriage procession so revealed from the FIR itself. Mr. Tripathy, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that during that time, the alleged incident said to have taken place. It is claimed that though there is allegation in the FIR about the assault with an iron rod, sword etc. but the informants have not received any serious injuries, hence, considering the same, the petitioners should be allowed to go on bail with conditions upon their surrender before the learned court below for having no other similar antecedent. Recorded the objection of the State. The Court finds that the overt acts have been committed when a marriage procession was passing through. Recording the claim that no one received any serious injury on account of the mischief committed by the accused persons, this Court, with the State’s objection noted down, is inclined to direct the petitioners to surrender before the learned court below for being released with stringent conditions though not in favour of entertaining their bail plea. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is further directed that in the event, the petitioners surrender before the court of learned S.D.J.M., Nayagarh within three weeks from today in connection with G.R. Case No.438 of 2026 corresponding to Itamati P.S. Case No.149 of 2026, 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, such as, they shall not pick up any quarrel with the informants and cause any injury to them while on bail. It is also directed that the release order shall not be acted upon, if the learned court below finds any of the petitioners having antecedents and the victims received serious injury as a result of the overt acts committed by them during the alleged incident. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge TUDU