Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/10090/2026 of SUNITA SHARMA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 2 September 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.10090 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010660502026 1. Sunita Sharma 2. Harish Kumar Sharma @ Sumit Sharma …. Petitioners Mr.Suvashish Pattanaik, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr.S.S. Routray, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.10090 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010660502026
1. Sunita Sharma
2. Harish Kumar Sharma @
Sumit Sharma
….
Petitioners
Mr.Suvashish Pattanaik, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
….
Opposite Party
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 Petitioners and learned State Counsel.,
2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with Special G.R. Case No.107 of 2025 pending on the file of learned Sessions Judge-cum- Special Judge, Puri arising out of Puri Town P.S. Case No.355 of 2025 for commission of offence punishable under Sections 127(2)/115(2)/109(1)/ 351(3)/318(4) of BNS, 2023 read with section 3(1)(r)/3(1)(s)/3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act.
3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners, referring to the order dated 04.09.2026 passed by the learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Puri in Special G.R. Case No.107 of 2025, submits that the matter has been amicably settled. Hence, the Petitioners may be protected by pre-arrest bail.
4. Taking into account the above submission and 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.
5. The Petitioners shall surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within three weeks from today. Seven days before the surrender of the Petitioners before the said Court, the Petitioners or their 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.
6. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioners, it is directed that the Petitioners 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 Petitioners 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 Petitioners shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and
III) The Petitioners shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order.
7. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits.
8. 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