IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2993 of 2026 Biplab Sethi @ Biplaba …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Jyotirmaya Sahoo, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. J.K. Bal, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 23.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Sheragada P.S. Case No.68 of 2026 corresponding to G.R. Case No.79 of 2026 registered for the alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 126(2)/296/115(2)/117(2)/351(2)/3(3) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C., Sheragada. 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 F.I.R. lodged by one Sankar Gouda before the IIC, Sheragada P.S. alleging therein that on 25.02.2026 during a marriage procession in his village, the accused persons, namely, Bikram Sethi, Papunu Sethi and Siba Sethi, by consuming alcohol, misbehaved the girls of that village. Later, the matter was amicably settled between the parties and they returned to their respective homes. On 27.02.2026, while the informant along with his two friends were going outside the village for work, the petitioner along with others obstructed them and abused them in filthy languages and assaulted by means of wooden stick. Hence, the case. 5. In the present case, the F.I.R. has been registered recently in 2026 and the petitioner by apprehending arrest, has approached this Court by filing the present bail application. The investigation is at the nascent stage. 6. I am not inclined to entertain the present bail application at this stage, however, liberty is granted to the petitioner to surrender before the Court below on or before 15.05.2026 and move regular bail application. If such bail application is moved by the petitioner before the concerned Court, the petitioner shall be released on bail subject to verification of the grievousness of the injuries and on the conditions as may the court deem fit and proper. 7. With the aforementioned observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.