Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/371/2025 of PRIYABRATA PRADHAN Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 21 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 371 of 2025 CNR No. ODHC010016792025 1. Priyabrata Pradhan 2. Subrat Kumar Pradhan 3. Jharana Pradhan …. Petitioners Mr. K. C. Behera, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA CORAM: JUSTICE V.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 371 of 2025
CNR No. ODHC010016792025
1. Priyabrata Pradhan
2. Subrat Kumar
Pradhan
3. Jharana Pradhan
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Petitioners
Mr. K. C. Behera, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
21.08.2026
02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioners are seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with G.R. Case No.699 of 2024 pending on the file of learned N.G.N., Brahmagiri, Puri, arising out of Brahmagiri P.S. Case No.610 of 2024 for commission of offences punishable under Section 74/115(2)/117(2)/296/333/351(2)/3(5) of BNS.
3. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
4. Taking into account the submissions of the learned counsel for the State on the basis of the Case
Diary that the overt act is attributed to Petitioner No.1 and that the injured is a lady, notwithstanding that she has suffered simple injury, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail in respect of Petitioner No.1. However, it is directed that Petitioner No.1 may surrender before the learned N.G.N., Brahmagiri, Puri 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 N.G.N., Brahmagiri, Puri on merits, in the first hour of the day.
In the event of rejection of the prayer for bail by the learned N.G.N., Brahmagiri, Puri, the Petitioner No.1 is at liberty to move the higher forum for bail in the second hour on the same day.
5. On being so moved, the higher forum is requested to make an endeavor to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner No.1 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 No.1 and learned N.G.N., Brahmagiri, Puri 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 the Petitioner No.1 and the nature of injury.
If it comes to the fore that the injured has suffered any grievous injury and the Petitioner No.1 has any criminal antecedent, this order shall not be given effect to.
6. So far as Petitioner Nos.2 and are concerned, this Court directs that on surrendering within three weeks hence and moving for bail, the Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 shall be released on bail by the learned Court in seisin on such terms as deemed just and proper.
7. It is needless to state that the Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 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: 21-Aug-2026 19:22:41 Signature Not Verified