IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9658 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010626082026 1. Bismita Panigrahi 2. Gangadhar Panigrahi 3. Priya Lakshmi Panigrahi @ Laxmipriya Panigrahi 4. Deepak Kumar Panigrahi 5. Suprava Panigrahi 6. Alok Kumar Panigrahi 7. Puja Panigrahi @ Pushpanjali Padhi 8. Smt. Rashmita Dash @ Panigrahi …. Petitioners Mr. R.N. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. U.C. Jena, ASC Mr. M.B. Das, Advocate (Informant) CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 21.08.2026 01. 1. Mr. M.B. Das, learned counsel has entered appearance on behalf of the Informant by filing Vaklatanama in Court. The same is taken on record. The name of Mr. Das, learned counsel be reflected in the file, cause list as well as CMS of this Court. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State as well as the Informant. 3. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.702 of 2026 pending on the file of learned JMFC (City), Balasore, arising out of Balasore Sadar P.S. Case No.367 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Section 316(2)/ 318(2)/ 308(6)/ 305(a)/ 351(3)/ 109(1)/ 3(5) BNS, 2023. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that omnibus nature of allegations have been made in mechanical manner. Hence, he may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State as well as the learned counsel for the Informant oppose such prayer. 6. Taking into account the nature of allegations and injuries in respect of one of the injured on his private part and on his face, which is primarily established to the Petitioner Nos.4 and 6 (Deepak Kumar Panigrahi and Alok Kumar Panigrahi). Hence, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail in respect of Petitioner Nos.4 and 6 (Deepak Kumar Panigrahi and Alok Kumar Panigrahi). However, it is directed that the Petitioner Nos.4 and 6 may surrender before the learned JMFC (City), Balasore in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of their surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned JMFC (City), Balasore on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned JMFC (City), Balasore, the Petitioner Nos.4 and 6 are 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 endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner Nos.4 and 6 on the same day on merit in accordance with law. ` The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner Nos.4 and 6 and learned JMFC (City), Balasore is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. 8. So far as the Petitioner Nos.1 to 3, 5, 7 and 8 (Bismita Panigrahi, Gangadhar Panigrahi, Priya Lakshmi Panigrahi @ Laxmipriya Panigrahi, Suprava Panigrahi, Puja Panigrahi @ Pushpanjali Padhi and Smt. Rashmita Dash @ Panigrahi) are concerned, taking into account the nature of allegations, it is directed that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner Nos.1 to 3, 5, 7 and 8 shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of not more than one criminal antecedent. 9. If it comes to fore that the Petitioner Nos.1 to 3, 5, 7 and 8 has more than one criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 10. It is needless to state that the Petitioner Nos.1 to 3, 5, 7 and 8 shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 11. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya