p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2557 of 2026 Sanjib Tani …. Petitioner Mr. P.K. Nayak, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with 2(a)CC Case No. 01 of 2026 pending on the file of learned Special Judge -cum- Additional Session Judge, Kantabanji, arising out of Excise Station Bangomunda PR No. 214 of 2025-2026 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 21(C), 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act 3. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer. 4. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned Special Judge -cum- Additional Session Judge, Kantabanji in p. 2 connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned Special Judge -cum- Additional Session Judge, Kantabanji on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned Special Judge -cum- Additional Session Judge, Kantabanji, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 5. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. ` The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned Special Judge -cum- Additional Session Judge, Kantabanji is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. The forums below are requested to verify the criminal antecedents of the Petitioner not of similar nature. p. 3 6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer