IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4216 of 2026 Salman Khan …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Karunakar Gaya, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Partha Sarathi Nayak, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 01.05.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Tangi P.S. Case No.124 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.378 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 15(2)/117(2)/296/351(3) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C. (Cog.II), Cuttack. 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. 4. The complainant lodged a written report at the P.S. that on 05.03.2026, the petitioner abused him in obscene language at Rashmi Patrol Pump, assaulted him and threatened him with dire consequences, as a result of which he sustained injuries on his person. Hence, the case. 5. Learned counsel for the State, at the out, pointed out that the petitioner is involved in as many as three criminal cases, i.e. (1) Tangi P.S. Case No.268 of 2021, (2) Tangi P.S. Case No.120 of 2026 and (3) Choudwar P.S. Case No.94 of 2024. 6. In view of the number of criminal antecedents against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant the petitioner anticipatory bail. However, it is open for the petitioner to surrender before the Court below and move for regular bail. If such regular bail application is moved by the petitioner before the Courts below, it is expected that the regular bail application of the petitioner shall be considered by the Courts below on the same day on its own merit in accordance with law. 7. With the aforementioned observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.