IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3172 of 2026 Sridhara Khuntia …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Pranab Kumar Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 24.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Raghunathpur Case No.30 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.29 of 2025 registered for the alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 109/ 115(2)/ 117(2)/ 126(2)/ 296/ 351(2)/351(3) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C., Raghunathpur. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. The prosecution case is that on 23.02.2025 at about 10 A.M., the complainant lodged written report at the P.S. alleging that on the same day, her husband went to Raghunathpur Bazar to purchase some grocery items. At that time, the present petitioner suddenly abused her husband Muralidhara Swain in obscene language in the market. On being protested by her husband, there was a tussle between them. The petitioner pushed Muralidhara, as a result of which he fell down on the road and again the petitioner heat Muralidahra with a brick on his head, as a result, Muralidhara sustained bleeding injury on his head. Hence, the case. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the injured Muralidhara Swain has sustained simple injury. There is no serious allegation against the petitioner. 6. Learned State counsel basing upon the evidence of the injured Muralidhara Swain submits that although the injury sustained by the injured is simple in nature, but the petitioner does not have any clean criminal antecedent. Therefore, she opposes the prayer for bail. 7. Regard being had to the nature of allegation against the petitioner and the criminal antecedents against him, though I am not inclined entertain the present bail application of the petitioner, however, the if the petitioner surrenders before the trial Court and move regular bail application ,the same shall be considered by the Courts below on its merit in accordance with law on the same day. 8. With the aforementioned observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.