IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.1469 of 2026 Sk Sahil Ali @ Sahil Ali @ Raja …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Das, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 01.05.2026 I.A. No.594 of 2026 02. 1. Heard Mr. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and State. 2. Instant I.A. is filed seeking modification of the order in the ABLAPL with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the learned court below seeking regular bail with consideration of his plea of parity. Mr. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner should be granted the liberty to raise one more plea while demanding release in terms of the decision of the Apex Court in Tofan Singh Vrs. State of Tamil Nadu (2021) 4 SCC 1. Recording the submission as above and objection of the State, the Court is inclined to allow the I.A. granting the liberty to the petitioner to raise the plea based on the decision in Tofan Singh (supra). 3. The I.A. is disposed of as a result. Furthermore, the petitioner is allowed extended period of fifteen days from today to surrender before the court of learned Special Judge-cum- Sessions Judge, Bhadrak in connection with Special NDPS Case No.86 of 2025 complying the order in the ABLAPL dated 16th March, 2026. 4. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge Balaram Designation: PERSONAL ASSISTANT