IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.1297 of 2026 Satar Khan & another …. Petitioners Mr. L. Samantaray, Advocate -Versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Miss B.K. Sahu, AGA CORAM: MR. JUSTICE R.K. PATTANAIK Order No. ORDER 09.03.2026 01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. 2. Instant petition has been filed under Section 482 BNSS by the petitioners seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Chandaka P.S. Case No.582 of 2025 corresponding to C.T. Case No.3508 of 2025 pending in the court of learned J.M.F.C.(O), Bhubaneswar on the grounds stated. 3. Perused the FIR as at Annexure-1 which has been lodged by the informant in connection with the alleged incident dated 8th December, 2025. It is revealed therein that the petitioner and others committed excess and said to abused and assaulted the police party on duty at the relevant point of time. The allegation in the FIR is that accused persons named therein are involved in extortion. It is claimed that no injury has been caused to any police officials on duty, even though, overt acts have been alleged against the accused persons. Recorded the objection of learned counsel for the State. It also claimed that petitioners do not have any other antecedent. Considering the submissions as above, this Court is of the view that as one of the petitioners is an elderly person and the other accused is a young boy aged about 20 years and said to have committed the excess and that the informant and others did not receive any grievous injury on account of the mischief committed by them as claimed, both should be directed to surrender before the learned court below for being released as in the meantime, some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail. 4. Accordingly, it is ordered. 5. In the result, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. It is directed that in the event, the petitioners surrender before the learned J.M.F.C.(O), Bhubaneswar in connection with Chandaka P.S. Case No.582 of 2025 corresponding to C.T. Case No.3508 of 2025 within a fortnight from today, they shall be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/-(rupees twenty five thousand) each with one solvent surety for the like amount each with such other conditions subject to verification and absence of similar antecedent and any such injury being caused to the police officials on duty found not to be grievous. 6. Issue urgent certified copy of this order as per rules. (R.K. Pattanaik) Judge TUDU Designation: Sr. Stenographer