Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/10046/2026 of PRATAP KUMAR BISWAL Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 1 September 2026
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 10046 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010660312026 Pratap Kumar Biswal …. Petitioner Mr. B. Swain, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. S.S. Routray, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 01.09.2026 01. 1. Heard
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 10046 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010660312026
Pratap Kumar Biswal
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Petitioner
Mr. B. Swain, Advocate
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State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. S.S. Routray, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
01.09.2026
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.565 of 2026 pending on the file of learned JMFC, Chandbali, Bhadrak, arising out of Chandbali P.S. Case No.290 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Section 332(C)/ 296/ 132/ 309(4)/ 351(2)/ 3(5) of BNS,2023 r/w Section-56 of Disaster Management, Act,2005.
3. At the outset, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that inadvertently in paragraph-1 of the bail application it has been mentioned that the Petitioner has eight (8) criminal antecedents though in fact he has two criminal antecedents, which runs thus; i. Chandabali P.S. Case No.240 of 2024, U/s.294/323/341/506/34 of IPC ii. Chandabali P.S. Case No.82 of 2022, U/s.294/323/341/379/506/34 IPC
Memo filed to the said effect is taken on record.
4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
5. Considering the nature of allegation and the submissions made, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper subject to verification of any other criminal antecedent than the two mentioned herein above.
6. If it comes to the fore that the Petitioner has any other criminal antecedent than the two mentioned above, this order shall not be given effect to.
7. It is needless to state that the Petitioner shall cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
8. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of.
9. U.C.C. as per rules.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Santoshi
Digitally Signed Signed by: SANTOSHI LENKA Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 02-Sep-2026 19:42:55 Signature Not Verified