IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.40 of 2026 Nalini Mallik …. Petitioner Mr. A. Tripathy, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 06.01.2026 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.1202 of 2025 pending on the file of learned S.D.J.M., Dhenkanal, arising out of Dhenkanal Sadar P.S. Case No.666 of 2025 for commission of offences punishable under Section 85/3(5)/80/103(1) of B.N.S, 2023 r/w section 4 of D.P. Act. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner was before this Court in ABLAPL No.10304 of 2025 as Petitioner No.2 and this Court by common order dated 11.11.2025 directed him to surrender and seek for bail. 4. It is further submitted by the learned counsel that since the Petitioner has a child, she may be protected by pre-arrest bail. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer. 6. Taking into account the nature of allegations and earlier order passed, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Dhenkanal in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today. In the event of her surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Dhenkanal on merits, in the first hour of the day. In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Dhenkanal, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day. 7. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. ` The case diary shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Dhenkanal is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application. Ground of Parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court (s) below. 8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules. (V. NARASINGH) Judge Soumya Designation: Jr. Stenographer