IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 1674 of 2026 Namita Pattnaik …. Petitioner Mr. D. R. Mohapatra, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.Mohanty, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 24.03.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed seeking pre-arrest bail of the petitioners Corresponding to T.R. Case No. 125 of 2025 arising out of Khurda, P.S. Case No. 471 of 2025 pending in the file of learned 2nd Addl. Sessions Judge, Khurda on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. It is informed to the Court that the chargesheet is filed under the SC & ST (PoA) Act with other allied offences. Referring to Annexure-2 series, the above submission is made. Upon perusal of Annexure-2 series, the Court finds that the learned court below has taken cognizance of the offences including the one under SC & ST (PoA) Act. In such view of the matter, recording the submissions of learned counsels for both the sides, this Court is inclined to direct the petitioner to surrender before the learned court below seeking regular bail to be considered in terms of the decision of this Court in Pramod Kumar Ray and others Vrs. State of Odisha (2017) 67 OCR 309. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. In the event, the petitioner surrenders before the court of learned 2nd Addl. Sessions Judge, Khurda within a fortnight from today and moves an application for bail, it shall be dealt with in connection with T.R. Case No. 125 of 2025 arising out of Khurda, P.S. Case No. 471 of 2025 and disposed of in the light of the decision in Pramod Kumar Ray (supra) with a proper notice to the informant. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Kabita