p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.6512 of 2026 Jagabandhu Satapathy …. Petitioner Mr. B.K. Raj, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha (Vigilance) …. Opposite Party Mr. M.S. Rizvi, ASC Vigilance ABLAPL No.3979 of 2026 Dillip Kumar Mohapatra …. Petitioner Mr. S. Satapathy, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha (Vigilance) …. Opposite Party Mr. M.S. Rizvi, ASC Vigilance ABLAPL No.4148 of 2026 Monalisa Pani …. Petitioner Mr. S. Satapathy, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha (Vigilance) …. Opposite Party Mr. M.S. Rizvi, ASC Vigilance And ABLAPL No.6973 of 2026 Sundarsan Malik @ Mallik …. Petitioner Mr. P. Jena, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha (Vigilance) …. Opposite Party Mr. M.S. Rizvi, ASC Vigilance p. 2 CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 25.06.2026 01. 1. All the ABLAPLs are taken up together and disposed of by the following common order. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and State. 3. Instant petitions have been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioners seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Cuttack Vigilance P.S. Case No.11 of 2026 corresponding to V.G.R. Case No.8 of 2026 pending in the file of learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Cuttack on the grounds stated. 4. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. Recorded the submissions of learned counsel for the respective parties. It is informed to the Court that the amounts received on transfer in the accounts of the accused persons, namely, Dillip Kumar Mohapatra and Monalisa Pani have been retransferred in the meantime. It is claimed that the accused, namely, Dillip Kumar Mohapatra happens to be a relation of the principal accused and his account and to the account of the co-accused wife, the money was transferred. It is also informed to the Court that the other accused persons, namely, Jagabandhu Satapathy and Sudarsan Malik @ Mallik, who are the BEOs-cum-DDOs at the relevant point of time when the alleged amount was siphoned which stands at Rs.5,56,11, 495/-. Mr. Rizvi, learned counsel for the Vigilance Department submits the investigation is still p. 3 underway. The amounts embezzled during the tenure of the BEOs are separately stated in the instructions sheet submitted to the Court by Mr. Rizvi, learned counsel for the Vigilance Department. It is informed to the Court that the principal accused, namely, Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, who is the Ex- Headmaster and primarily responsible for the alleged mischief has been granted bail in the meantime by learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Cuttack on 22nd June, 2026. No doubt there has been transfers made during the tenure of the concerned BEOs and some of the amounts into the account of the co-accused persons who are the relations of the main accused but as it is informed that the money received by the co-accused relations are already retransferred, this Court, recording such submission and objection of Mr. Rizvi, learned counsel for the Vigilance Department and in view of the claim that the accused responsible for the embezzlement is on bail granted to him in the meantime, this Court is inclined to direct the petitioners to surrender before the learned court below for being released even though their bail plea is not entertained. 5. Accordingly, it is ordered. 6. In the result, the ABLAPLs are disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is further directed that in the event, the petitioners surrender before the court of learned Special Judge (Vigilance), Cuttack in connection with V.G.R. Case No.8 of 2026 corresponding to Cuttack Vigilance P.S. Case No.11 of 2026 within a fortnight from today, they shall be released on p. 4 bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.50,000/-(rupees fifty thousand) each with one solvent surety for the like amount each with such other conditions imposed besides the following, such as, all of them shall co-operate the IO in the investigation and not to leave the jurisdiction of the court below during such investigation without seeking its permission. In case, any of the conditions imposed is/are violated, as further directed, it shall forthwith entail cancellation of the bail granted to them without reference to this Court. 7. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Tudu