IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 2281 of 2026 Sudarsan Barik …. Petitioner Mr. D.K. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA Mr. P. Panda, Adv. (Infromant) CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 24.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Informant. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with S.T. Case No.72 of 2025 pending on the file of learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhadrak, arising out of Naikanidihi P.S. Case No.220 of 2024 for commission of offence alleged under Sections 103(1)/85/238 of BNS. 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 the BNSS by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhadrak by order dated 30.01.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. This is the second journey of the Petitioner to this Court. Petitioner had moved this Court in BLAPL No.4818 of 2025 and this Court by order dated 01.12.2025 permitted the Petitioner to withdraw his application with liberty to renew his prayer before the learned Trial Court. 6. The allegation against the Petitioner, who is the husband, is that he married the daughter of the informant 15 years ago and on 19.09.2024 he is accused of committing the offence under Section 103(1) of BNS. 7. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that it’s a case of false implication and in view of filing of the charge sheet, there is no further necessity of detention of the Petitioner. Hence, the Petitioner may be released on bail. 8. Learned counsel for the State as well as Informant oppose the prayer for bail. 9. This Court perused the statement of the complainant, C.W.1 as well as her brother, C.W.3 just about 20 minutes before the alleged occurrence. Since trial is yet to yet to commenced, this Court refrains from making any observation regarding the evidentiary value of the said statement. 10. On considering the materials on record, this Court is not inclined to entertain this bail application at this stage. 11. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi