IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2616 of 2026 Bisikeshan Satpathy …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Swaraj Patel, Adv. -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Sonak Mishra, ASC CORAM: HON’BLE DR.JUSTICE SANJEEB K PANIGRAHI Order No. 01. ORDER 29.04.2026 F.I.R. No. Dated Police Station Case No. and Courts’ Name Sections P.R. Case No.111/ 2025- 2026 25.02.2026 Excise, Bargaon Range, Sundargarh Spl.2(a)CC Case No.3 of 2026 arising out of Sundargarh P.R. Case No.111/2025-2026 dated 25.02.2026 pending before the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, Sundargarh Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) of the N.D.P.S Act 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement. 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 3. The Petitioner being in custody in connection with Spl.2(a)CC Case No.3 of 2026 arising out of Sundargarh P.R. Case No.111/2025-2026 dated 25.02.2026 pending Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 30-Apr-2026 16:30:17 Signature Not Verified before the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Sundargarh registered for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(B) of the N.D.P.S Act, has filed this application for his release on bail. 4. The brief fact of the case is that on 25.02.2026 at about 12.10 P.M., during course of patrolling duty near Rasipatra Village road area the Excise personnel detained the present Petitioner on suspicion. On search, they recovered 8.400 kilograms of contraband ganja from the conscious possession of the present Petitioner. Accordingly, the Petitioner was taken into custody upon completion of investigation. The Petitioner has been languishing in custody since 25.02.2026. 5. Learned counsel for the Petitioner contends that the Petitioner is no way connected to the offences alleged against him. He has been entangled in this case only on suspicion. Moreover, the quantity of ganja alleged to have been seized from the conscious possession of the present Petitioner comes within the purview of below commercial quantity. He, accordingly, prays for permitting the Petitioner to be released on bail. 6. Learned counsel for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the present Petitioner. He further submits that such type of offences is not tolerable in a Digitally Signed Signed by: AYASKANTA JENA Designation: Personal Assistant Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 30-Apr-2026 16:30:17 Signature Not Verified law abiding society. He, accordingly, prays for dismissal of this BLAPL. 7. Considering the submissions made on behalf of both the parties, this Court without going into the merits of the case, directs the court in seisin over the matter to release the present Petitioner on bail in the aforesaid case on some stringent terms and conditions with further conditions that: i. the Petitioner shall appear before the concerned local Police Station on every alternate Sunday between 10.00A.M. to 12.00P.M. till conclusion of the trial; ii. the Petitioner shall appear before the learned Court in seisin over the matter on each date of posting of the case; iii. the Petitioner shall not indulge himself in any criminal activities in future; iv. the Petitioner shall not tamper the evidence of the prosecution witnesses in any manner; 8. Violation of any of the above conditions shall entail cancellation of the bail. 9. This BLAPL is, accordingly, disposed of. (Dr. Sanjeeb K Panigrahi) Judge Ayaskanta Designation: Personal Assistant