p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 5832 of 2026 Manas Kumar Jena …. Petitioner Mr. P.C. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Parties Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 29.07.2026 03. 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.249 of 2026 pending on the file of learned NGN-J.M.F.C., Rajnagar, arising out of Rajnagar P.S. Case No.166 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/296/351(2)/74/75(2)/76 of BNS. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that exaggerated allegations have been made. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre- arrest bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. p. 2 5. This Court perused the 183 BNSS statement of the victim as well as statement of independent witnesses including one Jochhana. 6. Considering the tenor thereof, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that Petitioner may surrender before the learned NGN-J.M.F.C., Rajnagar 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 NGN- J.M.F.C., Rajnagar on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned NGN-J.M.F.C., Rajnagar, 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 NGN- J.M.F.C., Rajnagar is called upon to transmit the case p. 3 record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. 9. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi