p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No. 3582 of 2026 Ashok Jena @ Ashesh Ku. Jena …. Petitioner Mr. J.K. Khuntia, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. M. R. Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 05.05.2026 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.774 of 2025, pending on the file of learned JMFC (R) Balasore, arising out of Khantapada P.S. Case No.299 of 2025, for commission of alleged offences under Sections 420/ 294/ 34 of IPC. 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 BNSS by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-Cum-P.O., Designated Court under OPID Act., Balasore, by order dated 08.04.2026 in the aforementioned case, the present BLAPL has been filed. 5. The allegation against the present Petitioner is that he along with the relations have duped the informant p. 2 for a sum of Rs.5,64,000/- for providing him a tractor and the Petitioner has only returned Rs.11,000/- thereby committed breach of trust resulting in the FIR as instituted above. 6. It is submitted by the learned counsel that charge sheet in the case at hand has already been submitted and that the Petitioner is first offender. Hence, he may be enlarged on bail. 7. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 8. Taking into account the nature of the allegations and filing of the charge sheet, this Court directs the Petitioner to be released on bail on such terms to be fixed by the learned Court in seisin so as to ensure his presence during the trial. 9. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 10. Urgent certified copy of this order be granted as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Jina