p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 373 of 2026 Rabindra Kumar Sahoo and others …. Petitioners Mr. A. Mohanty, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Ms. B.K. Sahu, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 20.01.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsels for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed seeking pre-arrest bail of the petitioners in connection with C.T Case No.12 of 2026 pending in the file of learned J.M.F.C.-I Bhubaneswar arising out of Lingaraj P.S. Case No.04 of 2026 on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. The petitioners are the parents-in-law and sister-in-law of the informant. The allegation in the FIR at Annexure-1 is to the effect that all of them ill-treated the informant soon after marriage. The further allegation is that in-laws supported the accused husband and abused her and even pressurized her to fulfil the dowry demand. A general allegation is made against all the accused persons with a dowry demand of Rs.2 lac and upon refusal, the informant was ill-treated. An additional allegation is made p. 2 against the husband that on 7th September, 2024, he assaulted the informant suffocating her with a pillow and for that, an offence under Section 109 BNS is alleged. Considering the entirety of the allegations and the fact that the accused husband was claimed to be in a relationship with another woman and said to have married the informant under compulsion, this Court though not inclined and in favour of granting pre-arrest bail to the petitioners, but is of the view that all them should be directed to surrender before the learned court below for being released on bail with conditions imposed. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. In the event, the petitioners surrender before the court of learned J.M.F.C.-I Bhubaneswar within a fortnight from today, it is directed that they shall be released on bail in connection with C.T Case No.12 of 2026 corresponding to Lingaraj P.S. Case No.04 of 2026 with such other conditions imposed by the Court concerned as deemed just and proper and in the facts and circumstances of the case besides the following, such as, none of them shall cause any harm to the informant and influence her in any manner whatsoever after being released. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Rojina Designation: Junior Stenographer