p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1637 of 2026 Ravi Rama Dhotre & Anr. …. Petitioner(s) Miss S. Panda, 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 P.R. Case No.95/2025- 26 05.09.2025 Excise Station, Ganjam 2(a)CC Case No. 57/2025 arising out of P.R. Case No.95/2025-26 dated 05.09.2025 pending before the Court of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Berhampur Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) of the N.D.P.S Act 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 2(a)CC Case No. 57/2025 arising out of P.R. Case No.95/2025-26 dated 05.09.2025 pending before the Court of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, 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 p. 2 Berhampur registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) of the N.D.P.S Act, have filed this application for their release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that on 05.09.2025 at about 10.55 A.M., the Excise personnels during course of patrolling duty near Neelakantheswar Temple area, detained the present Petitioners on suspicion who were coming by a motorcycle bearing registration No.OR-07- W-5971. On search, they recovered 21 kilograms of contraband Ganja from their conscious possession. Accordingly, on completion of investigation and all the formalities, the Petitioners were taken into custody. The Petitioners have been languishing in custody since 05.09.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioners contends that the contraband Ganja alleged to have been seized from the conscious possession of the present Petitioners does not belong to them. They have been falsely implicated in this case. She, 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. 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 p. 3 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 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