Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9832/2026 of SADASIBA SAHOO Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 28 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.9832 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010630482026 1. Sadasiba Sahoo 2. Prasanta Kumar Mangaraj @ Litu …. Petitioners Mr. A . Nayak, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.9832 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010630482026
1. Sadasiba Sahoo
2. Prasanta Kumar
Mangaraj @ Litu
….
Petitioners
Mr. A. Nayak, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and
others
….
Opposite Parties
Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
28.08.2026
01. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with T.R. Case No.147 of 2026 pending on the file of learned 1st Addl. District and Sessions Khordha, arising out of Khurda Sadar P.S. Case No.361 of for commission of offences punishable under Section 296, 3(5), 351(2) of BNS,2023 R/w. Sec. 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of The Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amendment Act, 2018).
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.
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.
4. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioners, it is directed that they 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.
5. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits.
6. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Soumya Digitally Signed Signed by: SOUMYA RANJAN SAMAL Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 29-Aug-2026 16:22:12 Signature Not Verified