IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2638 of 2026 1. Bhuban Rout 2. Jayanti Rout …. Petitioner(s) Mr. Jayanta Kumar Majhi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party(s) Mr. Debaraj Mohanty, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 22.04.2026 01. 1. Heard. 2. The petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Baliapal P.S. Case No.86 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.244 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 115(2)/296/351(2)/85/3(5) of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned J.M.F.C., Basta. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction from the petitioners, submits that except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioners is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. 4. The informant lodged an F.I.R. at Baliapal P.S. on 16.02.2026 alleging therein that she got married four years back. After the marriage, her husband took her to Andhra Pradesh and both of them stayed there. Her husband left her at Jambhirai, when she was pregnant. After she gave birth to a male child, her in- law members started torturing her both physically and mentally and drove her out. Hence, the case. 5. The petitioner no 1 is mother-in-law and petitioner no 2 is father-in-law of the informant. The F.I.R. was registered against the entire family members, which essentially arising out of a matrimonial discord. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegations against the petitioners and the fact that the present case is arising out of a matrimonial discord, I am inclined to grant the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that, in the event, the petitioners are arrested, they shall be released by the Arresting Officer, subject to the verification of the criminal antecedents of similar nature. The release of the petitioners shall also be subject to the conditions that they shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when their presence is required for the purpose of investigation; they shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; they shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date of posting of the case, if not presented by sufficient cause. Violation of any of the conditions shall entail cancellation of bail. 7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.