p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2886 of 2026 Biswajit Kumbhar …. Petitioner Mr. D. Mohapatra, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, 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 an accused in connection with C.T. Case No.55 of 2026, pending in the Court of learned GNA-Cum-J.M.F.C., Komma, arising out of Komna P.S. Case No.55 of 2026, for commission of alleged offences U/s. 118(1)/ 118(2)/ 126(2)/ 296/ 74/ 351(2) of B.N.S. 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 BNSS by the p. 2 learned Sessions Judge, Nuapada by order dated 16.03.2026, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that he is in custody since 03.03.2026 and that the allegations against him is of causing grievous injury by way of biting the left ear of the injured. 6. It is submitted that the genesis of occurrence was on account of a dispute between the parties, as the accused being a neighbor of the complainant using the road to take water and occurrence happened without any premeditation and charge sheet has already been filed in the meanwhile on 29.03.2026, Petitioner may be released on bail. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer. 8. Considering the rival submission, 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. 9. If it comes to fore that the Petitioner has any criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to. 10. Additionally, it is directed that the Petitioner shall appear before the jurisdictional police station once every week on such date and time to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin till the conclusion of the trial. Certification of such appearance shall be submitted to the Court in seisin. p. 3 11. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer