Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.6804 of 2026 Victims Mother-in-law & Anr. ..... Petitioners Represented By Adv. – Mr. Ashok Kumar Behera -versus- State of Odisha ..... Opposite Party Represented by Adv._ Mr. A.K. Apat, AGA CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 19.06.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned Counsel for the State. Perused the Anticipatory Bail Application as well as the F.I.R. 3. This is an application under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 filed by the Petitioners for anticipatory bail, involving offence punishable under Sections 64(l)/ 64(2)(f)/ 85/ 296/ 115(2)/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of the BNS, 2023 and read with Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 in C.T. Case No.371 of 2026 in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Jajpur arising out of Jajpur P.S. Case No.61 of 2026. 4. It is stated by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that the Page 2 of 3. present Petitioners are the parents-in-laws of the informant/victim. He further contended that the husband of the informant/victim is the principal accused in the case. Both are apprehended in the meantime and the husband of the informant/victim has been enlarged on bail by the learned Sessions Judge, Jajpur. 5. In view of the aforesaid position, learned counsel for the Petitioners contended that the Petitioners shall ready and willing to surrender before the Court below and cooperate with investigation as well as for an early conclusion of trial. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioners at this juncture submitted that the Petitioners do not want to press this application and seek liberty to surrender before the court below and move an application for bail. 7. Considering such submissions, the Petitioners are given liberty to surrender before the learned court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case in the first hour within 21 working days hence and move for bail. On such event, the learned Magistrate shall consider his application for bail in the first hour strictly on the basis of the materials on record. In case of rejection of the bail application, the Petitioners may move for bail before the higher forum in the second hour. On such event, the higher forum shall consider and dispose of the bail application of the Petitioners the same day strictly on the basis of the materials on record, by maintaining the principles of parity, if applicable. 8. The case diary be made available on the date of surrender on an application being filed by the Petitioners prior to their date of Page 3 of 3. surrender along with a copy of today’s order. Records be transmitted to the higher forum at the cost of the Petitioners, if applied for. 9. The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Vacation Judge Suchitra Designation: Junior Stenographer