p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2736 of 2026 Satyaprakash Mahanta …. Petitioner Mr. A.K. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M.R. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 29.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is an accused in connection with G.R Case No. 1501 of 2025, pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C. (CT), Keonjhar, arising out of Harichandanpur P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025 for alleged commission of offences under Sections 318(2)/318(4) of BNS and Section 66(D)/66 (C) of I.T. Act. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of the Petitioner relating to the aforementioned P.S. case is pending in any other Court. 4. Being aggrieved by the rejection of his application for bail U/s.483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by the learned Addl. p. 2 Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (Vig), Keonjhar by order dated 11.02.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that i.e. on 22.12.2025 at 09.20 PM Informant reported at PS alleging therein that, on 19.12.2025 at about 5 PM one person had come to her village Mandap by one motor cycle with LED bulbs. He called first ward member and thereafter he called the women of the village and told to bring Aadhar card and Ration card. The said person given 2 numbers of bulbs to her and scanned her eye. After some time she received a message and she came to know that, cash of Rs.10.000/- has been withdrawn from her account. The said person also withdrawn cash from the account of other women and the amount of cheating is approximately Rs.56,000/-. Basing on such report, the aforementioned PS case was registered. 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner is in custody since 23.12.2025 and as in the meanwhile charge sheet has been filed on 19.02.2026 (as submitted by the learned counsel for the State on perusal of the record), he may be released on bail. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. p. 3 8. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court directs the Petitioner to be released on bail on such terms to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. 9. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has any such criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 10. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 11. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (V. Narasingh) Judge Ayesha