IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4210 of 2026 Rashmi Ranjan Harichandan @ Piku …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Abhaya Kumar Parida, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 01.05.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Delanga P.S. Case No.77 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.250 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 288 of the BNS, 2023 r/w Section 3/4/5 of the E.S. Act, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C., Pipili. 3. 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. 4. The complainant lodged a written report at the P.S. that on 17.03.2026, when he was performing day patrolling duty, during that period, he received information from reliable source that the petitioner was carrying some explosive to the hill areas of Kuapada for assisting in extraction of laterite stone, but the bomb accidentally detonated in his hand causing him severe injuries. Immediately he was shifted to the nearby hospital and then to Bhubaneswar for treatment. Hence, the case. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that the petitioner has seven criminal antecedents. 6. In view of the number of criminal antecedents against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant the petitioner anticipatory bail. However, it is open for the petitioner to surrender before the Court below and move for regular bail. If such regular bail application is moved by the petitioner before the Courts below, it is expected that the regular bail application of the petitioner shall be considered by the Courts below on the same day on its own merit in accordance with law. 7. With the aforementioned observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.