IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 8038 of 2026 Rama Chandra Barik …. Petitioner Mr. P.K. Mishra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Parties Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.07.2026 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.589(A) of 2021 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Kanas arising out of Kanas P.S. Case No.39 of 2021 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 326/307/34 of IPC. 3. This is stated to be the third journey of the Petitioner to this Court. By last order dated 03.01.2025 in ABLAPL No.14669 of 2024, this Court while rejecting the prayer for pre-arrest bail given liberty to the Petitioner to surrender and move. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that because of change of the Court in the meanwhile, the Petitioner could not avail such order and it is further submitted that taking into account nature of allegation, Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer for pre-arrest bail. 6. Taking into account nature of allegation and earlier orders passed, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Kanas ri 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 J.M.F.C., Kanas on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J.M.F.C., Kanas, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. 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 shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned J.M.F.C., Kanas 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. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi