p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 6093 of 2026 Santosh Kumar Nayak …. Petitioner Mr. P.K. Nayak, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. A.K. Apat, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 12.06.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.93 of 2026 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak, arising out of Bhadrak Rural P.S. Case No. 0027 of 2026, for commission of offences punishable under Sections 64(1)/ 319(1) of BNS. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Petitioner that a consensual relationship is being given the colour of criminality, hence the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. p. 2 5. This Court perused the statement of the victim under Section 183 of the BNS. 6. Considering the tenor thereof, this court is not this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail and more so the charge sheet has been filed on 09.01.2026 under Section 64(1) and 319(1). However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day. The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Bhadrak is called upon to transmit the case record to p. 3 the higher forum in the second hour expeditiously in the event of rejection of the bail application by him. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Vacation Judge Mili