Page 1 of 3. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2798 of 2026 Gyan Ranjan Sahoo ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Haripad Mohanty -versus- State Of Odisha ..... Opposite Party Represented by Adv. – Smt. S. Nayak, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 23.04.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State. Perused the records. 3. This is an application under Section 482 of B.N.S.S filed by the Petitioner for anticipatory bail, involving offence punishable under Sections 318(4)/319(2)/338/336(3)340(2)/112/61(2) of BNS read with section 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act in G.R Case No.39 of 2026 of the Court of learned JMFC-I(Cog- Taking), Cuttack arising out of Cyber Crime and Economic Offence P.S Case No.5 of 2026. 4. It is stated by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that the Petitioner has not been named in the FIR. He further submitted that some of the named co-accused persons namely, Bhabani Shankar Page 2 of 3. Prusty and Shiba Shankar Sahu and Sadeepan Acharya have already been released on anticipatory bail by virtue of the order dated 06.03.2026 of the coordinate Bench passed in ABLAPL Nos. 961 of 2026, 994 of 2026 and 2649 of 2026. It was also contended that as per prosecution allegation one Bablu Nayak is the Principal accused in this case. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner further contended that the abovenoted principal accused has also been enlarged on regular bail. 6. Considering the facts of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner. However, on the submission of the learned counsel, the Petitioner is given liberty to surrender before the learned court in seisin over the matter in the aforesaid case in the first hour within 21 working days hence and move for bail. On such event, the learned Magistrate shall consider his application for bail in the first hour strictly on the basis of the materials on record. In case of rejection of the bail application, the Petitioner may move for bail before the higher forum in the second hour. On such event, the higher forum shall consider and dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day strictly on the basis of the materials on record, by maintaining the principles of parity, if applicable. 7. Case Diary be made available to the concerned courts. Records be transmitted to the higher forum at the cost of the Petitioner, if applied for. Page 3 of 3. 8. The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. ( A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Sisir Designation: PERSONAL ASSISTANT