p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2718 of 2026 1. Goutam Behera 2. Jhadi @ Sanatan Behera @ Santanu Behera 3. Musa @ Bimal Behera 4. Musa @ Bharat Behera …. Petitioners Mr. B.S. Dasparida, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. P.K. Ray, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 29.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioners are accused in connection with C.T. Case No.99 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned Gram Nyayadhikari-cum-JMFC, Bhograi, arising out of Kamarda P.S. Case No.34 of 2026, for commission of alleged offences U/s- 126(2)/ 296/ 115(2)/ 118(1)/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of BNS. 3. Learned counsel, on instruction, submits that except the present BLAPL, no other bail application of p. 2 the Petitioners 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 BNSS by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Jaleswar by order dated 12.03.2026, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. The case of the prosecution is that on 07.02.2026 at about 12 p.m. noon while the husband of the Informant, namely, Malini Behera and her son namely Chandan Behera were ploughing in their field the FIR named accused persons including the petitioners came to the spot being armed with deadly weapons and abused them in filthy languages. The matter was initially pacified on the intervention of villagers; however, about ten minutes later, the accused persons again returned to the spot and attempted to assault the informant’s son, but when her husband tried to rescue her son, the Petitioner No.-1 allegedly assaulted him with a wooden plank as a result he sustained bleeding injury over his head and fell unconscious on the ground, and was subsequently shifted to the hospital. 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioners that to wriggle out of the accusations qua the accused persons, the Petitioners have been falsely implicated. 7. Such submission is opposed by the learned counsel for the State. Page 3 of 3 8. It is stated at the Bar that the husband of the informant has suffered head injury which is grievous, and the overt act is attributed to the Petitioner No.1 (Goutam Behera). 9. Considering the same, this Court is not inclined to consider the bail application, at this stage, of the Petitioner No.1 (Goutam Behera). 10. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner No.1 (Goutam Behera)to renew his prayer before the learned Court in seisin at a later stage. 11. Taking into account the nature of allegations, this Court directs the Petitioners 2 to 4 (Jhadi @ Sanatan Behera @ Santanu Behera, Musa @ Bimal Behera and Musa @ Bharat Behera) to be released on bail on such terms to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin. 12. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer