p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3111 of 2026 Digambar Mohanta …. Petitioner Mr. Niranjan Lenka, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panda, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 03. 1. Considering the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the case number in the cause title and the bail petition since wrongly typed is allowed to be corrected as C.T. Case No.125 of 2026. 2. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 3. Instant petition under Section 482 BNSS is filed for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner in connection with Karanjia P.S. Case No.0069 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.125 of 2026 pending in the file of learned S.D.J.M., Karanjia on the grounds stated therein. 4. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1. Mr. Lenka, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner’s son had been in a relation with the victim, a married lady but there has been allegation against the petitioner described in the FIR. It is submitted that the petitioner is a Government School teacher and he apprehends arrest in the hands of the local police in p. 2 view of the FIR lodged by the victim and considering the same, he should be granted pre-arrest bail pending investigation. Mr. Panda, learned counsel for the State produced the case diary and other relevant documents including the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS and the same is also perused. 5. According to the victim in her above statement before the Magistrate, the petitioner allegedly forced her to abort and also administered threat to her with dire consequences. In response, it is submitted by Mr. Lenka, learned counsel for the petitioner that such an allegation is an exaggeration and not true. Any ways, from the record, this Court finds that the son of the petitioner and the victim were in a relationship for five years and during such relationship, they developed intimacy and for that the latter became pregnant. Considering the nature of allegations by the victim against the principal accused and also the petitioner, who said not to have accepted her with his son, this Court is inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to him, however, with conditions. In other words, this Court is in favour of considering the acceptance of plea of pre-arrest bail of the petitioner being the father of the principal accused and for the nature of the allegations made against him. 6. Accordingly, it is ordered. 7. In the result, ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is further directed that in the event, the petitioner is arrested in connection with Karanjia P.S. Case No.0069 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.125 of 2026 p. 3 pending in the file of learned S.D.J.M., Karanjia, he shall be released on bail by the Arresting Officer on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with one solvent surety for the like amount with the conditions that he shall cooperate the I.O. in the investigation and not to influence the informant victim and cause any harm to her in any manner whatsoever and to furnish an undertaking at the concerned P.S. in that regard. 8. Issue urgent certified copy as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Alok