p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 4198 of 2026 Rudra Pratap Padhi …. Petitioner(s) Mr. B. Nayak, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party(s) Mr. D. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 01.05.2026 01. 1. The petitioner is an accused in connection with Panikoili P.S. Case No.319 of 2025 corresponding to Special G.R. No. 71 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 3(5)/356(2)/294 of BNS read with 3(2)(va)/3(1)(s)/3(1)(r) of SC & ST Act, pending in the Court of the learned Addl. District Judge-cum-Special Court under SC & ST Act, Jajpur Road. 2. 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. 3. The prosecution case is that on 04.10.2025 the complainant Anjan Das lodged a written report before the p. 2 police alleging therein that for last some days some antisocial posted objectionable materials in social media (facebook) of people’s representative by identified them as reporter. The alleged persons edit the photos of MLA Korei Shri Akash Das Nayak and posted in social media by writing in abusive language. The culprits also posted stating as Handia Majhi for the Hon’ble C.M. Odisha in Odisha Breaking News web page, which was also shared/viral with one Bhukila Kukura account. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the judgment of this Court in Pramod Kumar Ray vrs. State of Orissa, reported in (2017) 67 OCR 309 and submits that the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner may be allowed. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. As per guideline prescribed in para 23 of the judgment of this Court in Pramod Kumar Ray (supra) the petitioner may apply before the trial court/Special Judge and pray for regular bail. The petitioner is also entitled to interim bail as per the said judgment, hence he may pray for the same. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Ashok MOHAPATRA