IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2444 of 2026 Brijesh Kumar Singh & Ors. …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Biswajit Ranjan Tripathy, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Sonak Mishra, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 27.04.2026 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections 0364 12.09.2025 Boudh Special Case (NDPS) No.114 of 2025 arising out of Boudh P.S. Case No.364 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Boudh Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) & 29 of the N.D.P.S Act 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioners being in custody in connection with Special Case (NDPS) No.114 of 2025 arising out of Boudh P.S. Case No.364 of 2025 pending before the Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-cum- Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 30-Apr-2026 16:30:17 Signature Not Verified Special Judge, Boudh registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c) & 29 of the N.D.P.S Act, have filed this application for their release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that on 12.09.2025 at about 8.21 P.M., the Police personnel on getting credible information regarding transportation of contraband ganja, detained the present Petitioners on suspicion at Nuapalli Chhak area. On search, they recovered 30 kilograms of contraband ganja from their conscious possession. Accordingly, on completion of investigation and all the formalities, the Petitioners were taken into custody. The Petitioners have been languishing in custody since 12.09.2025. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioners contends that though nothing has been seized from the conscious possession of the present Petitioners, they have been entangled in this case only on suspicion. The above noted contraband articles do not belong to them. He, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioners to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioners. He further submits that such type of offences is not tolerable in a Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 30-Apr-2026 16:30:17 Signature Not Verified law abiding society. He, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this BLAPL. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to release the present Petitioners on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the Petitioners shall appear before the concerned local Police Station on every alternate Sunday between 10.00A.M. to 12.00P.M. till conclusion of the trial; ii. the Petitioners shall appear before the learned Court in seisin over the matter on each date of posting of the case; iii. the Petitioners shall not indulge themselves in any criminal activities in future; iv. the Petitioners shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; 8. Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail. 9. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant