IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 2291 of 2026 Subhrajit Mohanty …. Petitioner Mr. D. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.R. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 24.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with G.R. Case No.919 of 2025, pending on the file of learned NGN Court, Puri arising out of Chandanpur P.S. Case No.264 of 2025, for commission of alleged offences under Sections 309(4) of BNS r/w section 25 and 27 of Arms Act. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of the Petitioner relating to the aforementioned P.S. case is pending in any other Court. 4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.483 of BNSS by the learned 1st Addl. Sessions Judge, Puri by order dated 06.01.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. The prosecution case in brief is that on 20.11.2025 around 9.30 A.M. while the informant’s brother in law along with the driver and another person were proceeding towards Bhubaneswar in a car carrying with 1536 grams and 590 mg of gold, 33 Kg 98 grams silver and cash of Rs.33 lakhs, On the way near Samjajpur over bridge three unknown culprit took away all the above articles on gun point thereby threatening them with swords. Basing on the said incident, the F.I.R. in question has been registered. 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner is at all fours with the co-accused- Tukula @ Tuku Nayak, who has already been released on bail by order dated 16.03.2026 by this Court in BLAPL No.13974 of 2025. Hence, on the ground of parity, he seeks release. 7. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the F.I.R was registered, inter alia, against the unknown person but no T.I. parade has been conducted and the Petitioner has been in custody from 02.12.2025 and since charge sheet has already been filed in the meantime, Petitioner may be released on bail. 8. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 9. Considering the release of the co-accused and nature of allegations, this Court directs the Petitioner to be released on bail on such terms to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin subject to verification of criminal antecedent. 10. If it comes to fore that the Petitioner has any criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 11. Additionally, it is directed that the Petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional police station once every month on such date and time to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin for the next three months. Certification of such appearance shall be submitted to the Court in seisin. 12. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer