p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.3514 of 2026 Sada Bagh … Petitioner Mr. R.Agarwal, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. R.B.Mishra, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):06.05.2026 05. IA No. 285 of 2026 1. In view of the submission as advanced for the petitioner, the IA stands disposed of as withdrawn. BLAPL No. 3514 of 2026 2. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Koraput Sadar PS Case No.213 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.1088 of 2025 pending in the file of learned SDJM, Koraput, for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.140(2)/115(2)/351(3)/3(5) of BNS, on the main allegation of kidnapping the victim Brundaban Mohanty and demanding protection money for the work executed by the informant and others. 3. Heard, Mr. Ramesh Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. R.B.Mishra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 4. Bail to the petitioner is in fact opposed to by the learned State counsel for the petitioner having some criminal antecedent, but it is undisputed that the petitioner has been very recently detected with malignant spindle cell tumor CD34 positive which is p. 2 evident from the histopathology report of the petitioner and it is stated at the Bar that the petitioner is undergoing treatment at Acarya Harihar Cancer Hospital, Cuttack. In the fitness of things and taking into account the materials so placed on record and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody together with the mandate of first proviso appended to Sec. 480(1)(i) of BNSS, which provides power to the Court to release a person accused of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, on bail, if he is a child or woman or sick or infant and keeping in view the other circumstance on record in entirety, this Court without expressing any view on merits admits the petitioner to bail. 5. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and the petitioner is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five Thousand) only with one solvent surety for the like amount to the satisfaction of the learned Court in seisin of the case on such terms and conditions as deem fit and proper by it. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court for compliance. (G. Satapathy) Judge kishore