Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9913/2026 of HALADHAR BEHERA Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 29 August 2026
of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9913 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010648022026 Haladhar Behera … Petitioner Mr. S. Dash, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. U. C. Jena, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 29.08.2026 01. 1. Heard learned
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.9913 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010648022026
Haladhar Behera
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Petitioner
Mr. S. Dash, Advocate
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State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. U. C. Jena, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
29.08.2026
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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 Special G.R. (N) Case No.23 of 2026 pending on the file of learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Kujanga arising out of Paradeep Lock P.S. Case No.256 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Sections 21(b) & 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985.
3. The allegation against the Petitioner is that he was involved in the transportation of contraband (brown sugar) to the tune of 11.34gram.
4. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the implication is on account of the co-accused statement and referring to the dictum of the Apex Court in the case of Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil
Nadu (2021) 4 SCC 1, the Petitioner seeks pre- arrest bail.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
6. Taking into account the nature of allegations and that the Petitioner has criminal proclivity of similar nature which has been stated in Paragraph No.5 of the petition, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, in the event the Petitioner surrenders before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case and moves an application for his release on bail, the same shall be considered on its own merit.
7. The ABLAPL is accordingly disposed of.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge Jina Digitally Signed Signed by: JINA DIGAL Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 29-Aug-2026 17:51:40 Signature Not Verified