IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK BLAPL No.2078 of 2026 Simanchal Biswal … Petitioner Mr. A.R. Panda, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha … Opposite Party Mr. S.C. Pradhan, Addl. PP CORAM: JUSTICE G. SATAPATHY Order No. ORDER(ORAL):07.07.2026 03. 1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of the BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with Balliguda PS Case No.104 of 2025 corresponding to CT Case No.85 of 2025 (PF) pending in the Court of learned Special Judge-Cum-Additional District & Sessions Judge, Balliguda, for commission of offence punishable U/S.20(b)(ii)(C) of the NDPS Act, on the main allegation of financing illicit trade of Contraband Ganja. 2. Heard, Mr. Amulya Ratna Panda, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.C. Pradhan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor in the matter and perused the record. 3. Bail plea of the petitioner was in fact opposed to by the learned Addl. Public Prosecutor by relying upon the recovery of 91Kgs 310Grams of Contraband Ganja from the co-accused persons; but fact remains that neither any Contraband article was recovered from the possession of the petitioner nor was he apprehended from the spot with the Contraband article. It is, however, claimed that the petitioner is not having any criminal antecedent of similar nature. On careful consideration of the materials placed on record, the only allegation against the present petitioner is for financing for illicit trade of Contraband article. In such view of the matter and taking into consideration the materials placed on record, this Court considers that the petitioner has satisfied the conditions of Sec.37 of NDPS Act. 4. For the reasons stated hereinabove and taking into account the pre-trial detention of the petitioner in custody including grant of bail to co-accused D.N. Dinesh and another in BLAPL No.8306 of 2025, this Court without expressing any view on merit 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 bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty 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. 6. Accordingly, the BLAPL stands disposed of. 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 Subhasmita Designation: Sr. Stenographer