p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.2322 of 2026 Kabira Khosla @ Kabir …. Petitioner(s) Mr. A.K. Sahu, 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 Kikiriguma P.S. Case No.47 of 2025 corresponding to G.R. Case No.258 of 2025 registered on the allegation of the alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 75/76/115(2)/296/351(3) of BNS, 2023, pending in the Court of the learned JMFC, Laxmipur. 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. 3. The prosecution case is that on 05.07.2025 at about 9.30 P.M. the informant/victim presented a written report before the police alleging therein that on p. 2 05.07.2025 at about 5.45 P.M. while she along with her friends were watching Car festival near temple Kakiriguma, one Kabira Khosla of village-Kellar hugged her from her back side. On being asked by the victim, Kabir Khosla abused her in obscene languages, pushed and pulled her, assaulted her kicks, fist blows and slaps holding her piglal and pulled her on the ground. The petitioner also hauled the saree of her friend. When another friend opposed this, the petitioner hold her shirt colour and pushed her. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Arnesh Kumar vrs. State of Bihar and another, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273, Satender Kumar Antil vrs. CBI reported in (2021) 10 SCC 773 as well as Pramod Kumar Ray vrs. State of Orissa, reported in (2017) 67 OCR 309 submits that the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner may be allowed. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 6. Regard being had to the nature of allegation and the submission made by the parties, I am inclined to grant the petitioner anticipatory bail. Accordingly, it is 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 p. 3 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