p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 6582 of 2026 Dipen Kumar Sahoo …. Petitioner Mr. R. Behera, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Smt. S. Mohanty, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 17.06.2026 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.407 of 2026 pending on the file of learned JMFC, Parjang, arising out of Parjanga P.S. Case No. 314 of 2026, for commission of offences punishable under Section 52(a)(i) of the Odisha Excise Act, 2016 r/w Sections 109/ 121(1)/ 132/ 221/ 324(4) of BNS. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. Considering the nature of allegations and criminal proclivity of the Petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant the exceptional remedy of pre-arrest bail to the Petitioner. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned JMFC, p. 2 Parjang 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 JMFC, Parjang on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned JMFC, Parjang, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 5. 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 be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned JMFC, Parjang is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below. (V. NARASINGH) Vacation Judge Ayesha