Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/10089/2026 of PRASANNA PATRA @ PRASANNS KU PATRA @ PRASANNS KUMAR PATRA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 2 September 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.10089 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010667642026 Prasanna Patra @ Prasanns Ku. Patra @ Prasanns Kumar Patra …. Petitioner Mr.Kuldeep Mohanty, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Partt Mr.S.S. Routray, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.10089 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010667642026
Prasanna Patra @ Prasanns
Ku. Patra @ Prasanns
Kumar Patra
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Petitioner
Mr.Kuldeep Mohanty, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Partt
Mr.S.S. Routray, 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 State Counsel.,
2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Special Case No.03 of 2026 pending on the file of learned Special Judge, (SC & ST), Balasore arising out of Balasore Sadar P.S. Case No.629 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 296/120(2)/109(1)/ 318(4)/356(2)/62/3(5) of BNS, 2023 read with section 3(1)(r)/3(1)(s)/3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act.
3. In the light of the order passed by this Court in the case of Pramod Kumar Ray and others Vrs. State of Odisha, (2017) 67 OCR 309, this ABLAPL is disposed of with the following directions.
4. The Petitioner shall surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within three weeks from today. Seven days before the surrender of the Petitioner before the said Court, the Petitioner or his counsel shall serve a copy of the bail application or such number of copies of the bail application on the learned Public Prosecutor/Special Public Prosecutor, as required by him, for the purpose of notice to the Victim and/or Informant.
5. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioner, it is directed that the Petitioner shall be released on interim bail by the learned Court in seisin, on the same day they surrender in the aforesaid case, pending disposal of the bail application on merit, on such terms and conditions as deemed just and proper including the following conditions:-
I) The Petitioner shall appear before the I.O. once in a week on the date and time fixed by the said I.O. until further order by the learned Court in seisin;
II) The Petitioner shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and
III) The Petitioner shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order.
6. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits.
7. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Basu Digitally Signed Signed by: BASUDEV NAYAK Designation: ADDL. DY. REGISTRAR-CUM-ADDL. PRINCIPAL SECY Reason: Authentication Location: HIGH COURT OF ORISSA : CUTTACK Date: 03-Sep-2026 19:42:39 Signature Not Verified