IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2961 of 2026 Raju Sahu …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Kedarnath Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debraj Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 23.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.241 of 2026 arising out of Angul Sadar P.S. Case No.89 of 2026 registered on the allegation of the commission of offences under Sections 115(2)/118(2)/126(2)/296/351(3) of B.N.S., pending in the Court of the learned S.D.J.M., Angul. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the complainant alleged that on 03.02.2026, at about 4:30 P.M., the accused, namely Raju Sahu, (the present petitioner) came in front of his house and, in an inebriated state, used abusive and inappropriate language. When he objected, the accused allegedly assaulted his wife on her head with a bamboo lathi and also struck him on his left palm, causing swelling injuries. It is further alleged that the accused threatened to kill him. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, relying upon an affidavit dated 13.02.2026 placed on record and sworn by the informant, Pradip Sahu, submits that the parties have amicably settled their dispute. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State by drawing the attention of this Court to the medical report submits that the injuries sustained by the injured are grievous in nature. 7. Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the fact that the parties have settled their dispute amicably, I am inclined to admit the petitioner to anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the petitioner is arrested, he shall be released by the Arresting Officer subject to the verification of the criminal antecedent of similar nature. The release of the petitioner shall also be subject to the conditions that he shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when his presence is required for the purpose of investigation. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 8. With this observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna