p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4299 of 2026 Tapan Kumar Saren @ Tapan Soren …. Petitioner Mr. A.K.Budhia, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.Panda, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 01.07.2026 02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner in connection with Chandbali P.S. Case No. 175 of 2017 corresponding to G.R. Case No. 461 of 2017 pending in the court of learned J.M.F.C. Chandbali on the grounds stated therein. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. The report is of the year, 2017. Referring to a copy of the order as at Annexure-5, Mr. Budhia, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was granted interim bail by order dated 28th November, 2017but subsequently, it stood dismissed on 12th April, 2018. It is submitted that the petitioner has received summons from the learned court below and there is apprehension of his remand after appearance. It is informed to the Court that the petitioner is a Bank official and was in a relationship with the victim. The case diary with other relevant documents including the victim’s statement recorded under p. 2 Section 161 Cr.P.C. are produced by Mr. Panda, learned ASC for the State and the same is gone through. It is made to understand that the petitioner and the informant developed friendship and thereafter, a relationship. It is not in dispute that the victim is a major and by then, when she entered into a relationship with the petitioner, was unmarried. It is informed to the Court that at present, the parties are married. Considering the above facts and a consensual relationship between the parties, without expressing anything on merits of the case with reference to the statement of the victim recorded under Section 161 Cr.P.C., this Court, at this distinct point of time, after closure of investigation and filing of chargesheet with the issuance of summons to the petitioner by the learned court below, is inclined to direct that he shall appear/surrender and to go on bail with conditions. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to appear/surrender before the court of learned J.M.F.C. Chandbali in connection with G.R. Case No. 461 of 2017 to go on bail with suitable conditions imposed on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (rupees twenty thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount besides the following, such as, not to cause any harm injury to the informant in any manner whatsoever, while on bail. 6. Issue urgent certified copy as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge kabita