IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2589 of 2026 1.Rina Jena @ Reena 2.Ashutosh Jena @ Akash …. Petitioners Mr. P.K. Nanda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No. 2149/2025 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C-II, Bhubaneswar, arising out of Mancheswar P.S Case No.751/2025 for commission of offences punishable under Section 296/ 115(2)/ 109(1)/ 351(3)/ 3(5) of BNS, 2023. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that to wriggle out the accusations of the counter FIR, the Petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case at hand. 4. And, it is also submitted on instruction that though the Petitioners have criminal antecedents, it is on account of the dissention in the family of the Petitioners and the Informant. Hence, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail inter alia referring to the injury report and the seat of the injury. 6. On perusal of the injury report, it is seen that all the injured have suffered simple injury and the injury report of one of the injured Bulu Srichandan though is on the head, is also categorized as simple. 7. Considering the nature of allegations and taking into account that Petitioner No.1 being a lady and Petitioner No.2 being a young boy of 19 years, it is directed that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioners shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper. 8. It is needless to state that the Petitioners shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation. 9. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Ayesha