p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.1501 of 2026 Abhi @ Arindam @ Aridam Naik …. Petitioner Mr. B.P. Nanda, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.N. Das, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 17.03.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner in connection with Colliery P.S. Case No.734 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1773 of 2025 pending in the file of learned J.M.F.C.(C.T.), Talcher on the grounds stated therein. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. It is submitted that the petitioner is a juvenile, who is aged about 17 years but his name is mentioned in the FIR at Annexure-1. The alleged incident is narrated in the report. The petitioner and other accused persons said to have committed the excess and assaulted the informant by means of a stick and sword causing injuries. Learned counsel for the State produced the case diary and other police papers including the statements of the witnesses recorded under Section 180 BNSS. From the case diary, it is made to understand that the informant received p. 2 lacerations. A copy of the medical examination report of the informant is also produced along with the case diary, but the same is without any opinion regarding the injuries. Considering the above facts and the submissions of the learned counsels for the respective parties and since the petitioner is a juvenile, this Court is inclined to direct him to surrender before the learned court below of accepting his plea for pre-arrest bail for being released subject to absence of injuries received by the victim, namely, Raja @ Himanshu Gochhayat. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, ABLAPL is disposed of. It is further directed that in the event, the petitioner surrenders within a fortnight from today before the learned J.M.F.C.(C.T.), Talcher in connection with Colliery P.S. Case No.734 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1773 of 2025, he shall be released on bail subject to him furnishing a bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned court below, which shall be at liberty to impose such other suitable conditions as deemed just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and thereafter, to transmit the record to the JJB since he is claimed to be juvenile after a proper enquiry made in that regard. 6. Issue urgent certified copy as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Alok