p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2298 of 2026 Roshan Naik …. Petitioner(s) Mr. P.K. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opp. Party(s) Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 21.04.2026 01. 1. The petitioner is an accused in connection with Capital P.S. Case No.63 of 2026 corresponding to C.T. Case No.193 of 2026 registered on the allegation of the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 191(2)/191(3)/126(2)/115(2)/109/296/ 251(2)/125/190/324(4) of BNS, 2023 read with Section 3(1) of PDPP Act, 1984 and Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, pending in the Court of the learned SDJM, Bhubaneswar. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction from the petitioner, submits that, except the present bail application, no other bail application of the petitioner is pending in any other Court relating to the aforesaid F.I.R. p. 2 3. The prosecution case as per the FIR is that the informant was working at Ama Bus Dipo, Naraj since three months as Bus driver. On 23.1.2026, he was on duty and was driving Ama Bus bearing Regd.No.OD- 05-CA-1353 from settlement office towards Capital Hospital Road. At that time near Ashok Nagar stop in front of Raymand show room one motorcycle bearing Regd.No.OD-33C-9129 came in wrong side and dashed against Ama Bus. Thereafter said motorcycle fell down under Ama Bus, but driver of motorcycle was not injured. After the incident some persons along with Auto drivers gathered there and abused the informant with filthy languages. They threatened of dire consequences and pelted stone to the Bus. As a result Ama Bus glasses were broken and other parts also. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon the order passed by this Court on 23.03.2026 in ABLAPL No.1661 of 2026, whereby the co-accused, namely, Suraj Nayak has already been admitted to anticipatory bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the fact that the co-accused has already been enlarged on anticipatory bail, I am inclined to allow the application of anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is p. 3 directed that in the event the Petitioner is arrested, he shall be released on bail by the Arresting Officer, subject to verification of criminal antecedent of similar nature. The release of the Petitioner shall also be subject to the condition that he shall cooperate with the investigation and shall appear before the I.O. as and when his presence is required by the I.O. for the purpose of investigation; he shall not indulge in similar criminal offences while on bail; he shall not threaten/harass/terrorize the informant in any manner whatsoever while on bail; and he 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 Ashok MOHAPATRA