IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 112 of 2026 Sukuta Jena @ Sukuta @ Umakanta Dalei …. Petitioner Mr. R.N. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 09.01.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.499 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Soro arising out of Simulia P.S. Case No.154 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 332/ 296/ 115(2)/ 117(2)/ 118(2)/ 103(1)/ 351(3)/ 3(5) of BNS. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that since some of the accused persons have been released on bail by this Court, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the allegations are inter alia omnibus in nature. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 6. Considering the nature of allegations, the role ascribed to the Petitioner and the accusation being inter alia under Section 3(5) of BNS, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Soro, in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned J.M.F.C., Soro on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J.M.F.C., Soro, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned J.M.F.C., Soro is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha