IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.1117 of 2026 Raghunath Das & another …. Petitioners Mr. P.C. Mishra, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha & others …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.N. Das, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 23.02.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and State. 2. Perused the copies of the photographs of meeting organized at the time of protest as at Annexure-1 and a news articles i.e. Annexure-2 series regarding the dispute in the locality protest against the industries. 3. No FIR is lodged as yet, however, the petitioners apprehend arrest in the hands of the local police. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 is the Advisor of Jindal POSCO Pratirodh Manch and petitioner No.2 happens to be the one of the members of the said organization and with others, there was a protect launched by them recently and claims that in that connection, they are being search by the local police. It is alleged that the petitioners are likely to be arrested and have not even been summoned by the local PS for any such incident that happened during the protest. It is claimed that no any untoward incident has taken place during the time of protest by the members of the organization. Considering the submission as above and response of the State, in absence of any such report lodged against the petitioners, this Court is of the view that both of them being the members of the named organization and allegedly participated in the protest, in the event of any such FIR is lodged and a case is registered against them, both should be allowed to go on bail after being arrested by the Arresting Officer subject to conditions. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of. In the event, any such report is lodged leading to registration of a case, the petitioners shall be released on pre-arrest bail by the Arresting Officer on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.30,000/-(rupees thirty thousand) each with one solvent surety for the like amount each subject to a condition that they shall co-operate the IO in the investigation and to attend the PS as and when necessary and summoned for the said purpose. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge TUDU Designation: Sr. Stenographer