IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 2561 of 2026 Gadadhar Beura …. Petitioner Mr. I.A. Acharya, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 22.04.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No. 272/2026 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C. ‘O’ Bhubaneswar, arising out of Nandankanan P.S. Case No.53 Of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 303(2),3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 68 of Orissa Minor Minerals Concession Rules 2004 and Section 18 of the Odisha Minerals (Prevention of Theft, Smuggling and illegal Mining and Regulation of Possession, Storage, Trading and Transportation) Rules,2007. 3. During the course of submission learned counsel for the State, on instruction, submits that in the meanwhile the Investigating Agency has taken recourse to the provision contained under Section 35(3) of BNSS, as such, there is no apprehension of arrest. 4. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer