p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 2936 of 2026 Dillip Sahani …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Lenka, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. A.K. Pati, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 01.05.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is accused in connection with G.R. Case No.306 of 2026 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C.,(IV), Cuttack, arising out of Bentkar P.S. Case No.66 of 2026 for commission of offence alleged under Sections 25 of Arms Act read with Section 52(a) of the Excise 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 their application for bail U/s.483 of the BNSS by the p. 2 learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Cuttack by order dated 19.03.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that when the informant along with other staff patrolling at Gobindpapur Chhak village, receiving information from reliable source that one Dilip Sahani (Petitioner) was selling liquor at shed of his backside house at Gobindapur village, they arranged two local witnesses and proceeded to the spot to verify the veracity of the Information. At about 09.15 PM, when they reached at the spot, on seeing the police party the customers were fled away from the spot and they were able to catch the liquor selling person. On search, they found 48 bottles of sealed Mc. Dowells, whisky liquor in a paper cartoon and on being asked, he disclosed his identity and confessed that he kept the liquor for selling purpose and further search, they found one SBML Gun and he had gone to the nearby agricultural field for poaching purpose. On being asked he denied to have any license regarding possession of such illegal arms and selling of liquor. Thereafter, the matter was reported before the IIC and PS case in question was registered. p. 3 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel that Petitioner is in custody since 03.03.2026, hence, the Petitioner may be released on bail. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail, in view of the criminal antecedent of the Petitioner. 8. Taking into account the nature of allegation and that admittedly since the Petitioner has criminal antecedent including of similar nature, this Court is not inclined to entertain this application for bail during currency of investigation. 9. Liberty is grated to the Petitioner to renew his prayer before the learned Court in seisin post charge sheet, which shall be considered on its own merit. 10. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Santoshi