IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 3907 of 2026 Suren Dehury and others …. Petitioner(s) Mr. P. Panigrahi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party(s) Ms. S. Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 29.04.2026 01. 1. The petitioners are accused in connection with Chhendipada P.S. Case No. 612 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.1543 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 303(2)/317(4)/126(2)/221/132/121(1)/109(1)/3(5) of BNS pending in the court of JMFC, Chhendipada. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction from the petitioners, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioners is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 3. The prosecution case is that one Rashmi Rnjan Dehury lodged FIR before the I.I.C. Chhendipada Police Station alleging inter alia therein that he received information regarding illegal sand lifting from Tikira river near Kamasala area, so he along with informant team proceeded vide Regd. No.OD 19 AA 8270 transporting sand without valid permit. They escorted the tractor to Chhendipada Police Station while they proceeding through village Kampasala Village a group of villagers restrained them and assaulted them by means of wooden flanks. Due to the sudden attack they tried to escape from their clutches. Thereafter, Chhendipada Police Case and rescued them. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the co-accused persons have approached this Court by filing ABLAPL No. 14696 of 2025 which was allowed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.12.2025. Therefore, he seeks parity. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation and gravity of offence, I am inclined to grant the petitioners anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the Petitioners are arrested, they shall be released on bail by the Arresting Officer, subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. The release of the Petitioners shall also be subject to the condition that they shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when their presence is required by the I.O. for the purpose of investigation; they shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; they shall not threaten/harass/terrorize the informant in any manner whatsoever while on bail; and they 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. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Ashok MOHAPATRA