Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.6010 of 2026 Ranjit Parida ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. – Mr. Ajaya Kumar Jena -versus- State of Odisha and another ..... Opposite Parties Represented by Adv. – Mr. Sonak Mishra, ASC CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 12.06.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through virtual mode. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner as well as learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State-Opposite Party No.1. Perused the Anticipatory Bail Application as well as the F.I.R. 3. The present application has been filed for releasing the Petitioner on anticipatory bail for alleged commission of offences under Sections 147/148/294/323/325/307/354/506/149 of I.P.C. read with Section-9(b) of I.E. Act and Section-3 of the S.C. & S.T. (PoA) Act, 1989. However, in view of the bar contained under Sections 18 as well as 18-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the present application under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. is not maintainable. The provisions of Section 438 of Cr.P.C. is not applicable to the case Page 2 of 3. registered involving an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 4. Further, this Court has also elaborately discussed the issue in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and others-vrs.-State of Odisha, reported in (2017) 67 OCR 309. In the light of the principle laid down by this Court in Pramod Kumar Ray (supra), the present bail application is being disposed of with the following observations. 5. The Petitioner shall surrender before the learned P.O. under SC & ST Act, Cuttack in C.T. Case No.241 of 2023, arising out of Niali P.S. Case No.184 of 2012 on or before 01.07.2026. Seven days before the Petitioner surrenders before the said Court, his counsel shall serve a copy of the bail application or such number of copies of the bail application on the learned Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by him, for the purpose of notice to the victim or his/her counsel or dependent. 6. Further, it is directed that on advance intimation the case diary and other relevant materials be made available to the court in seisin over the matter by the date of surrender. The court in seisin over the matter is further directed to consider the case of the Petitioner in accordance with law and shall dispose of the bail application on the very same day. 7. Till the date of surrender of the Petitioner as stipulated in this order, the Petitioner shall not be arrested in connection with Page 3 of 3. the aforesaid case. 8. The ABLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per Rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Vacation Judge Debasis