p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3384 of 2026 Suraj Kumar Bais @ Saroj Kumar Bais …. Petitioner(s) Mr. B. Parija, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 02. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Bolangir Town P.S. Case No.799 of 2025 corresponding to Special G.R. Case No.37 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the offences under Section 20(b)(ii)C of the N.D.P.S. Act pending in the Court of the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Bolangir. 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. p. 2 4. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 20.12.2025 at about 6:00 a.m., as per the direction of the IIC, Bolangir Town P.S., Bolangir, the informant along with other police staff was conducting patrolling and M.V. checking near the Truck Terminal. At about 7:05 a.m., they noticed a car bearing Registration No. CG-04-LU-0011 approaching from the Titlagarh side at a high speed. On seeing the police, the driver attempted to make a U-turn; however, the vehicle was intercepted and detained. It was found that one Jawahar Singh was driving the vehicle and one Manish Bais was seated as a co-passenger. Suspecting the presence of contraband, the police called two independent witnesses and, after complying with the formalities required under the NDPS Act, conducted a search of the vehicle. Upon search, 24 kg of ganja was recovered from inside the vehicle. The said persons were detained, and accordingly, the FIR was registered against them. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that since the co-accused persons have p. 3 already been enlarged on regular bail, he would prefer to surrender before the trial Court and seek for regular bail on the ground of parity. 6. In view of the aforementioned, the ABLAPL is disposed of. It is open for the petitioner to surrender and move application for regular bail and urge all the grounds including the ground of parity. If the petitioner surrenders and move application for bail, it is expected that the learned Courts below shall decide the bail application on its own merit on the same day. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna