IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3961 of 2026 Shiba @ Siba Mandal …. Petitioner(s) Ms. Swagatika Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debaraj Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Golanthara P.S. Case No.95 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.381 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 190/296(b)/115(2)/118(1)/109/191 of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C. (Rural), Cog., Berhampur, District- Ganjam. 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 allegation against the petitioner is that the complainant lodged a written report at the P.S. on 03.03.2026 inter alia alleging therein that when he was near Panchama Ganesh temple with his friends, at that time, the co-villagers namely Bhima Pradhan and others abused them in obscene languages and assaulted them by pulling and pushing. Then the other co-accused persons namely Raja Nahak and others came and conjointly assaulted them out of fear the complainant along with his friends ran towards their house, but the accused persons followed them and brought a sword from the house of Shiba Mandal and assaulted them by means of sword, as a result, they sustained injuries on leg, hand, right side back and wrist. Hence, the case. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner is young student and is 24 years of age and he does not have any criminal antecedent. 6. Learned counsel for the State submits that the injuries sustained by the informant are simple in nature. 7. Regard being had to the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the age of the petitioner and the nature of injuries sustained by the informant are simple in nature, as stated by the learned counsel for the State and the fact that the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent, as submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner, I am inclined to grant the petitioner anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the petitioner is arrested, he shall be released by the Arresting Officer subject to the verification of the criminal antecedent of similar nature, he shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when his presence is required for the purpose of investigation; he shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date of posting of the case, if not presented by sufficient cause. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 8. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.