Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.4266 of 2026 Sanatan Nayak @ Sanatan Nayak ..... Petitioner Represented by Adv. - Sidhartha Mishra -versus- State of Odisha ..... Opposite Party Represented by Adv. - Smt. S.Nayak, A.S.C. CORAM: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR MOHAPATRA ORDER 02.05.2026 Order No. 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual /Physical Mode). 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned Additional Standing Counsel for the State. Perused the records. 3. This is an application under Section 482 of B.N.S.S. filed by the Petitioner for anticipatory bail, involving offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C) NDPS Act, 1985 in Special Case No.3 of 2026 of the Court of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Soro arising out of Dist. Mobile Unit Balasore in PR Case No. 429 of 2025-26. 4. Taking into consideration the nature and gravity of the allegation, on the request of learned counsel for the Petitioner, the Petitioner is permitted to surrender before the learned court in seisin over the matter within a period of three weeks from today Page 2 of 2. and move an application for bail. In such eventuality, learned court in seisin over the matter shall do well to consider the aforesaid observations made by this Court and dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day. While considering the bail application of the Petitioner, the learned trial court shall also apply the principles of parity and shall also keep in view the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Tofan Singh v. The State of Tamil Nadu, reported in (2013) 16 SCC 31 and pass necessary order. 5. The case diary as well as the other materials be made available on the date of surrender on an application being filed by the Petitioner prior to his date of surrender along with a copy of today’s order. 6. The ABLAPL is disposed of accordingly. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (A.K. Mohapatra) Judge Rubi