Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/10170/2026 of BALU@SOLIMAN KARADO@SOLEMAN KARADA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 8 September 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10170 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010654142026 Balu @ Soliman Karado @ Soleman Karada …. Petitioner Mr. S.K. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 10170 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010654142026
Balu @ Soliman
Karado @ Soleman
Karada
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Petitioner
Mr. S.K. Dash, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. S. Panigrahi, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
Order No.
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ORDER
08.09.2026
01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.646 of 2026 pending on the file of the learned S.D.J.M., Parlakhemundi arising out of Garabandha P.S. Case No.63 of 2026, for commission of offences punishable under section 309(6) of BNS, 2023.
3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that because of his past, the Petitioner is being falsely implicated in the case at hand and it is submitted that in all the cases in which Petitioner has been cited as an accused have ended in acquittal. Hence, he may be protected by pre-arrest bail.
4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail inter alia on the ground that the Petitioner is a named accused and the co-accused who have been taken to custody have been identified in the T.I. parade and the Petitioner have been named by them.
5. Considering the nature of allegations and Keeping in view the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Kalyan Chandra Sarkar vs. Rajesh Ranjan reported in (2004) 7 SCC 528 regarding considering the co-accused statement at the time of bail, this Court is not inclined to entertain the ABLAPL. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned S.D.J.M., Parlakhemundi in connection with the aforementioned case within one month from today.
In the event of his surrender and motion for bail, the same be considered by the learned S.D.J.M., Parlakhemundi on merits, in the first hour of the day.
In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned S.D.J.M., Parlakhemundi, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day.
6. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day.
The case diary be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned S.D.J.M., Parlakhemundi is called upon to transmit the case record to the higher forum at the earliest in the event of rejection of such bail application.
Ground of parity, if any, may be considered by the learned court(s) below.
7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Ayesha Digitally Signed Signed by: AYESHA ROUT Designation: Senior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 10-Sep-2026 18:40:02 Signature Not Verified