p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2715 of 2026 1. Durga Prasad Nayak @ Ranjan 2. Sobha Nayak 3. Hara Mohan Nayak …. Petitioner(s) Mr. A.K. Budhia, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 22.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Jankia P.S. Case No.131 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.251 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/296/3(5)/351(2)/74 of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C. (Cog. Taking), Khurda. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction from the petitioners, submits that except the present p. 2 bail application, no other bail application of the petitioners is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. The allegation against the petitioners is that on 21.02.2026 at about 9 p.m., when the informant was going to the nearby shop to purchase some household items, suddenly the accused persons came and assaulted the informant by means of slap with push and pull her abusing in filthy languages and outraging her modesty and threatened her with dire consequences. Hence, the case. 5. Regard being had to the nature of allegations against the petitioners, I am inclined to grant the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that, in the event, the petitioners are arrested, they shall be released by the Arresting Officer, subject to verification of the criminal antecedents of similar nature. The release of the petitioners shall also be subject to the conditions that they shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when their presence is required for the purpose of p. 3 investigation; they shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; they shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date of posting of the case, if not presented by sufficient cause. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 6. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.