IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1635 of 2026 Nrupa Bagarty & Ors. …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Siddharth Goutam Das, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Tej Kumar, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 23.04.2026 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 0243 18.10.2025 Larambha G.R Case No.1323 of 2025 arising out of Larambha P.S. Case No.243 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Patnagarh Sections 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioners being in custody in connection with G.R Case No.1323 of 2025 arising out of Larambha P.S. Case No.243 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Patnagarh registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 303(2) of the Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 27-Apr-2026 19:03:06 Signature Not Verified Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, have filed this application for their release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that the Petitioners have been entangled in this case based on the allegation of theft of two numbers of 10KVA transformers from the office premises of ESO No.III, Patnagarh on 18.10.2025. Accordingly, upon lodging of the F.I.R and on completion of investigation, the Petitioners were remanded in this case as they were already in custody in another case. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioners contends that the Petitioners have been entangled in this case only on suspicion. They are no way connected to the offences alleged against them as they were already in custody at the time of occurrence. They have been remanded in this case only on suspicion. He, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioners to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioners. He further contends that such type of offences is not tolerable in a law abiding society. He, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this BLAPL. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 27-Apr-2026 19:03:06 Signature Not Verified release the present Petitioners on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the Petitioners shall appear before the concerned local Police Station on every alternate Sunday between 10.00A.M. to 12.00P.M. till conclusion of the trial; ii. the Petitioners shall appear before the learned Court in seisin over the matter on each date of posting of the case; iii. the Petitioners shall not indulge themselves in any criminal activities in future; iv. the Petitioners shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; 8. Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail. 9. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant