p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2615 of 2026 1. Rashmita Nayak 2. Bikash Ranjan Nayak …. Petitioner(s) Ms. Arpita Mohapatra, 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 Balasore Town P.S. Case No.60 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.200 of 2026 registered for alleged commission of the offences punishable under Sections 3(5)/75(2)/74/115(2)/296 of the BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned S.D.J.M., Balasore. 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. p. 2 4. The allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners are uncle and aunt of the complainant. The informant alleged that on 18.02.2026, the accused persons prevented him and his wife from entering into their house situated at B.C. Sen Road. On protest, the petitioner no.1 allegedly assaulted the informant’s wife, tore her dress and chased the informant with a stick. It is further alleged that the petitioner no.1 attempted to assault the informant’s wife with a broom. The informant has also alleged that the petitioners abused him and his wife in filthy language and threatened them. Hence, the F.I.R. 5. The petitioners are uncle and aunt of the complainant. There is cross case registered against the complainant at the instance of the petitioners. The case is essentially arising out of the ancestral property dispute. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegations against the petitioners, I am inclined to grant the petitioners on anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is directed that, in the event, the petitioners are arrested, p. 3 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. With this observation, the ABLAPL is disposed of. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Subhasis Designation: Personal Assistant Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack.