Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9877/2026 of SONU @ SANU HARIJAN Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 28 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 9877 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010649082026 Sonu @ Sanu Harijan …. Petitioner Mr. A.S. Paul, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. A.K. Pati, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 28.08.2026 01. 1. Heard
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 9877 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010649082026
Sonu @ Sanu Harijan
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Petitioner
Mr. A.S. Paul, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. A.K. Pati, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
28.08.2026
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.90 of 2026 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Umerkote, arising out of Umerkote P.S. Case No.57 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under Section 310(2)/331(4) of BNS.
3. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the Petitioner is a young man of 20 years and he has no criminal proclivity and the basis of implication is on account of the co-accused statement. Hence, the Petitioner may be protected by pre-arrest bail.
4. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer, inter alia, on the ground that the bail application of the co-accused was not entertained and he was directed that on surrendering move for bail.
5. Taking into account the age of the Petitioner, the ABLAPL is disposed of with the observation that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Umerkote 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., Umerkote 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., Umerkote, the Petitioner is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day.
6. 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 shall be made available to the concerned courts to facilitate disposal of the bail application of the Petitioner and learned J.M.F.C., Umerkote 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. The forums below are requested to verify the criminal antecedent of similar nature of the Petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of.
8. 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: 29-Aug-2026 18:26:17 Signature Not Verified