IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.8413 of 2026 Sarat Chandra Garanaik …. Petitioner Mr. A. Tripathy, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. S. Routray, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 27.07.2026 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.775 of 2026 pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Banarpal arising out of Nalco Township P.S. Case No.207 of 2026 for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 69, 296 and 351(2) of BNS read with Section 66(E) of I.T. Act, 2000. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail and submits that the Petitioner has the following criminal antecedents:- “1. Nalco PS case No. 20, dtd. 05/02/2019, U/s-143/ 147/ 149/ 294/ 323/ 341/379/506 IPC 2. Nalco PS case No. 43, dtd. 24/04/2018, U/s-294/34/387/452/506 IPC 3. Nalco PS case No. 103, dtd. 16/09/2018, U/s-143/147/149/294/341/506 IPC 4. Nalco PS case No. 65, dtd. 18/06/2018, U/s- 143/147/149/341/38 IPC”. 4. This Court perused the statement of the victim and that of her husband. 5. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the criminal antecedents of the Petitioner as stated hereinabove, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 6. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina