IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 455 of 2026 Suvendu Sekhar Pati & Petitioner Mr.B.B.Choudhury, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha & Opposite Party Mr. R.B.Mishra, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL) 10.03.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is the bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Cyber Crime & Economic Offences, Balasore P.S. Case No.45 of 2025 corresponding to C.T. Case No.788 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned SDJM, Balasore, for offence punishable U/Ss.318(4)/319(2)/316(2)/3(5) of BNS on the main allegation of cheating the informant and others for lakhs of rupees by alluring them to invest money on assurance of high returns. 3. Heard, Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.B.Mishra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. Bail was in fact opposed to the petitioner on the ground of cheating the informant for Lakhs of Rupees, but the specific allegation against the petitioner is for cheating the informant for Rs. 2,21,813/-. It is also not in dispute that the petitioner is stated to be the Manger of <LGLF Work= in which company, the informant had invested some money on expectation of high returns. The petitioner is in custody since 20.09.2025 and in the meantime, charge sheet has already been submitted. Further, criminal proceedings are never meant for realization of any amount as held by the Apex Court in Ramesh Kumar Vrs. State of NCT of Delhi; (2023) 7 SCC 461. 6. In that view of the matter and after having considered the rival submissions and taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the offences as alleged against the petitioner vis-à-vis the accusations sought to be brought against him and keeping in view the offences being triable by Magistrate and applying the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil Vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation; (2022) 10 SCC 51, this Court without expressing any view on merit, admits the petitioner to bail. 7. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it with following conditions:- (i) the petitioner in the course of trial shall attend the trial Court on each date of posting without fail unless his attendance is dispensed with and shall cooperate with the trial. In case the Petitioner fails without sufficient cause to appear in the Court in accordance with the terms of the bail, the learned trial Court may proceed against the Petitioner for offence U/S.269 of BNSS in accordance with law. 8. Accordingly, these BLAPL stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e- mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge kishore