p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.3655 of 2026 Amit Gharami … Petitioner Mr. P.K. Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. P. Satpathy, Addl. PP CORAM:JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL): 06.05.2026 01. 1. This matter is taken up through Hybrid Arrangement (Virtual/Physical Mode). 2. This is an application U/S.483 of BNSS Act by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Chitrokonda PS Case No.140 of 2019 corresponding to TR Case No.138 of 2019 pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Malkangiri for commission of offences punishable U/S. 20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act, on the main allegation of transporting 66Kgs of contraband ganja in TATA Indigo car bearing Regd. No.DL-5-CG-0943. 3. Heard, Mr. Pranab Kumar Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Satpathy, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. After having considered the rival submission upon perusal of record, there appears not only allegation against the petitioner for transporting 66Kgs of Contraband Ganja, but also for misusing the liberty so granted to him in the form of interim bail. The quantity of contraband ganja allegedly seized in this case is much more than the commercial quantity, but the petitioner after being released on interim bail on 16.05.2022 didn’t surrender on the schedule date on 16.08.2022 which eventually laid the trial Court to issue NBWA p. 2 against him and the petitioner was taken into custody on just few days before on 09.03.2026. One of the important considerations in granting bail to an accused is securing his attendance in the trial, but the conduct of the petitioner in this case itself does not justify his release on bail. In view of the above facts and the failure of the petitioner to satisfy the conditions of Sec.37 of NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 6. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands rejected. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court. (G. Satapathy) Judge Jayakrushna