p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.95 of 2026 Bramhananda Sahu @ Sahoo @ Tuku …. Petitioner Mr. B.K. Raj, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 08.01.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsels for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with 2(a)CC No.41 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Badamba, arising out of Narasinghpur Excise Station P.R No.128/2025- 2026 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 52(a)(i) of the Odisha Excise Act. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer during the currency of investigation. 4. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the submission made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner, it is directed that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner shall be released on bail by the learned p. 2 Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 5. If it comes to fore that the Petitioner has more than three criminal antecedents of similar nature, this order shall not be given effect to. 6. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer