IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.3392 of 2026 (1) Antaryami Swain (2) Kunilata Swain (3) Sudama Biswal (4) Lipsamayee Swain (5) Chitta Ranjan Swain …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Byomakesh Tripathy, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Ms. Suvalaxmi Devi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 27.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. This ABLAPL has been filed apprehending arrest consequential to an FIR in connection with Gania P.S., District-Nayagarh and Narasinghpur P.S., District- Cuttack likely to be instituted. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction from the petitioners, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioners are pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that although no F.I.R. has yet been registered, but the petitioners apprehend arrest and approached this Court. 5. Learned counsel for the State on the other hand submits that since no F.I.R. has been registered, the bail application for anticipatory bail is premature. 6. Be that as it may, in the event an F.I.R. is registered and the petitioners are arrayed as an accused, before taking any coercive action, the police shall issue a written notice to the petitioners before one month and shall also comply the terms of the judgment of Arnesh Kumar vrs. State of Bihar and another reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273 and Satender Kumar Antil vrs. CBI reported in (2021) 10 SCC 773 as well as Pramod Kumar Ray vrs. State of Orissa reported in (2017) 67 OCR 309. 7. With this observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna