p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2870 of 2026 Rabi Ranjana Sahu @ Ranjan Kumar Sahu …. Petitioner Mr. J.N. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K Ray, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 23.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.246 of 2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Th. Rampur, arising out of Karlapat P.S. Case No.34 of 2025, for commission of offences punishable under Sections 306 BNS, 2023. 3. Taking into account the punishment prescribed is less seven years, this Court has no iota of doubt that the Investigating Agency shall scrupulously follow the guidelines laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Arnesh Kumar vrs. State of Bihar & another, (2014) 8 SCC 273 and reiterated in the case of Satendra Kumar Antil p. 2 vrs. Central Bureau of Investigation & another, reported in 2023 SCC Online SC 452. 5. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer