IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 2564 of 2026 Shaikh Sazid Ali …. Petitioner Mr. N.K. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with 2 (a) CC Case No.120 of 2025, pending on the file of learned 2nd Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Cuttack, arising out of P.R. No.450 of 2025-26 of Inspector of Excise EI & EB Unit No-1 ,Cuttack for commission of the alleged offence under Section 21(b) of NDPS Act. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of the Petitioner relating to the aforementioned P.S. case is pending in any other Court. 4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by the learned 2nd Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Cuttack (I/c) by order dated 10.03.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner is in custody since 06.11.2025 on the allegation of being in possession of contraband (Heroin) to the tune of 138gms. 6. This is the second journey of the Petitioner to this Court. Petitioner was before this Court in BLAPL No.353 of 2026 and by order dated 26.02.2026, this Court while not entertaining the prayer of the Petitioner for bail, liberty was granted to the Petitioner to move the learned Court in seisin after framing of charge. Since in the meanwhile charge has been framed, Petitioner seeks release. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 8. Considering the contraband being less than the commercial quantity and that the Petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent, this Court directs the Petitioner to be released on bail on such terms to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin. 9. Before releasing, learned Court in seisin is requested to verify the criminal antecedent of the Petitioner. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has criminal antecedent of any nature, this order shall not be given effect to. 10. Additionally, it is directed that Petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional police station once every month on such date and time to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin till submission of final form. Certification of such appearance shall be submitted to the Court in seisin. 11. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 12. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi