p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.1288 of 2026 Mantu Sahoo … Petitioner Mr. P. Panigrahi, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. T.K. Acharya, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):19.03.2026 01. 1. This is the bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Parjanga PS Case No. 516 of 2025 corresponding to GR Case No.639 of 2025 pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Parjang for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.310(2) of BNS r/w Sections 25/27 of the Arms Act, on the allegation of committing dacoity and snatching away one gold ear ring from the mother of the informant by terrorizing them firing to the door of the house, along with co-accused persons. 2. Heard, Mr. Panchanan Panigrahi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. T.K. Acharya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 3. Admittedly, the Petitioner was not named in the FIR, but he has been implicated in this case on the basis of statement of co-accused Bishnu Sahoo. No doubt, the Petitioner is having some criminal antecedent, but the Petitioner has not been identified in TI parade in this case. In the aforesaid fact and circumstances and taking into account the mode and manner of implication of the present Petitioner and regard being had to the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody since 08.11.2025 p. 2 with submission of charge sheet in the meantime and keeping in view the other circumstances on record in entirety including the inherent right of an accused to be presumed innocent until proven guilty at the trial, this Court without expressing any view on merit admits the petitioner to bail. 4. Hence, the bail application of the petitioner stands allowed and he is allowed to go on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) 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 with following condition:- (i) The petitioner shall report attendance before the jurisdictional Police Station once in a fortnight preferably on a Sunday in each month in between 10 A.M. to 12 Noon for three (03) months from the actual date of release from the custody. The IIC of Jurisdictional Police Station shall not detain the petitioner unnecessarily after recording his attendance beyond the time as stipulated. 5. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. Issue urgent certified copy of the order as per Rules. A soft copy of this order be immediately communicated to the concerned Court, who shall afterwards communicate the same to the concerned Jail through e-mail for reference. (G. Satapathy) Judge Priyajit