p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4215 of 2026 1. Gokulananda Sahoo 2. Sabita Sahoo …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Bikraj Keshari Raj, 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 petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Laxmisagar P.S. Case No.165 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.357 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of offences punishable under Sections 296/117(2)/109/351(2)/351(3)/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C.-IV, Bhubaneswar. 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 is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. p. 2 4. The allegation against the petitioners is that on 26.03.2026 at about 1.00 P.M., the WATCO staffs were connecting sewerage tank to the house of the informant. At that time, the present petitioners scolded them in obscene language. When the informant objected to the same, the co-accused Abhisek and Anurag assaulted the informant’ at his head causing bleeding injury. Hence, the case. 5. Perused the injury report, which indicates that the injuries sustained by Raj Kishore Sahoo are simple in nature. The Case Diary discloses that the petitioner has no other criminal case except the present one. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation against the petitioners and the injuries sustained by the injured, I am inclined to grant the petitioners anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that in the event the petitioners are arrested, they shall be released by the Arresting Officer subject to the verification of the criminal antecedent of similar nature, they shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when their presence is p. 3 required for the purpose of investigation; they shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; they shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date of posting of the case, if not presented by sufficient cause. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.