p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 98 of 2026 1. Tripati Behera 2. Arnapurna Behera 3. Rabin Behera 4. Biswajit Behera …. Petitioners Mr. P.K. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 08.01.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.39 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned J.M.F.C., Patrapur, arising out of Jarada P.S. Case No.21 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 126(2)/ 296(b)/ 115(2)/ 221/ 109/ 121/ 132/ 74/ 351(3)/ 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail. 4. Taking into account the nature of allegations qua Petitioner Nos.3 & 4, this Court is not inclined to entertain this application in respect of the said p. 2 Petitioner Nos.3 & 4 (Rabin Behera & Biswajit Behera respectively). However, in the event the said Petitioner Nos.3 & 4 surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and move an application for their release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit. 5. So far as Petitioner Nos.1 & 2 are concerned, taking into account that the said Petitioner Nos.1 & 2 are ladies and the role ascribed to them, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner Nos.1 & 2 (Tripati Behera & Arnapurna Behera respectively) shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper. 6. It is needless to state that the Petitioner Nos.1 & 2 shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha