p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.532 of 2026 Jitu @ Jyoti Prasad Jenamani … Petitioner Mr. S.K. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP Mr. P.R. Singh, Advocate (Informant) CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):16.04.2026 03. 1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Sadar PS Case No.576 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.1030 of 2025 pending in the file of learned SDJM, Dhenkanal, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.109(1)/ 115(2)/126(2)/351(2) of BNS, on the main allegation of attempting to the life of the injured Apun Kumar Samal by assaulting him with an iron rod causing serious injury to him. 2. Heard, Mr. Soubhagya Kumar Dash, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Priya Ranjan Singh, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. T.K. Acharya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record together with the report of the doctor of Ashwini Trauma Centre indicating therein the injuries sustained by the injured. In view of the production of the injury report by the IIC, Dhenkanal, his personal attendance stands dispensed with. 3. After having considered the rival submissions upon perusal of record, there appears allegation against p. 2 the petitioner for assaulting the injured for suspecting him to have illicit affair with his wife, but fact remains that the injured was admitted to hospital on 18th July, 2025, but discharged on 25th July, 2025. No doubt, out of eight injuries sustained by the injured, three are opined by the doctor to be grievous in nature, but rest of the injuries are opined to be simple in nature, however, the petitioner has surrendered to custody on 09.01.2026 and charge-sheet has already been submitted in this matter. Besides, there is no adverse report against the petitioner for having any criminal antecedent. In the aforesaid facts and situation and taking into account the materials so placed on record and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody with submission of charge-sheet in the meantime and keeping in view the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of the accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the petitioner to bail, but subject to certain conditions. 4. 4. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty- five Thousand) only with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it with following conditions:- (i) the petitioner shall not contact the injured in any way or in any manner and p. 3 he shall not visit to the house or street of the injured till disposal of the case, (ii) the petitioner shall not threaten, induce, influence or coerce any of the witnesses including the family members of the injured acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts before the Court, & (iii) the petitioner shall report attendance before the jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on 2nd Sunday of the month in between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for three(03) months from the actual date of release from the custody. 5. The I.I.C. of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated. This Court, however, reserves liberty to the informant and the State to file appropriate application for cancellation of bail, if any of the conditions are violated or a case for cancellation of bail is otherwise made out. It is made clear that in such event for being approached for cancellation of bail, the learned trial Court would be at liberty to pass appropriate order in accordance with law without further reference to this Court. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge Subhasmita Designation: Sr. Stenographer