IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.8176 of 2026 Sumati Patra … Petitioner Mr. S. Dwibedi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. A. K. Pati, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.07.2026 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 Special Case No.356 of 2025 pending on the file of learned Presiding Officer Special Judge (SC & ST), Balasore arising out of Balasore Town P.S. Case No.339 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 64(2) (m)/ 69/ 318(2)/ 351(2) of the BNS, 2023 read with section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 3. In the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and others Vrs. State of Odisha, (2017) 67 OCR 309, this ABLAPL is disposed of with the following directions. The Petitioner shall surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within three weeks from today. Seven days before the surrender of the Petitioner before the said Court, the Petitioner or his/her counsel shall serve a copy of the bail application or such number of copies of the bail application on the learned Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by him, for the purpose of notice to the Victim and/or Informant. 4. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioner, it is directed that the Petitioner shall be released on interim bail by the learned Court in seisin, on the same day she surrenders in the aforesaid case, pending disposal of the bail application on merit, on such terms and conditions as deemed just and proper including the following conditions:- I) The Petitioner shall appear before the I.O. once in a week on the date and time fixed by the said I.O. until further order by the learned Court in seisin; II) The Petitioner shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and III) The Petitioner shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order. 5. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits. 6. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina