Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9988/2026 of RUDRA PRASAD MALLIK Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 2 September 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 9988 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010638252026 Rudra Prasad Mallik …. Petitioner Mr. A.K. Jena, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 02.09.2026 01. 1. Heard
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 9988 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010638252026
Rudra Prasad Mallik
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Petitioner
Mr. A.K. Jena, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
02.09.2026
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1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.812 of 2024 pending on the file of the learned J.M.F.C., Chandikhole arising out of Balichandrapur P.S. Case No.159 of 2024 pending on the file of learned Court in seisin, for commission of offences punishable under sections 147/ 148/ 341/ 294/ 323/ 307/ 149 of IPC.
3. The present Petitioner as Petitioner No.6 had approached this Court in ABLAPL No.3901 of 2024 and this Court by order dated 29.04.2024 granting him liberty to surrender and release subject to verification of criminal antecedent and injury.
4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that though the injury is simple but inadvertently it could not be brought to the notice of this Court that the
Petitioner has two criminal antecedents. Hence, this application.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail inter alia on the ground that the Petitioner did not approach this Court with clean hands.
6. Considering the nature of allegations, this Court is not inclined to entertain the ABLAPL. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Chandikhole 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 J.M.F.C., Chandikhole on merits, in the first hour of the day.
In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned J.M.F.C., Chandikhole, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day.
7. 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 J.M.F.C., Chandikhole 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.
8. Learned Court in seisin is requested to verify criminal antecedent of Petitioner. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has more than two criminal antecedents and that they are in the nature of sessions triable, this order shall not be given effect to.
9. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules.
(V. NARASINGH) Ayesha
Judge Digitally Signed Signed by: AYESHA ROUT Designation: Senior Stenographer Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 03-Sep-2026 20:56:04 Signature Not Verified