Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9437/2026 of RUKUNI KALO Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 21 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 9437 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010599292026 1. Rukuni Kalo 2. Nirmal Kalo …. Petitioners Mr. A.K. Sahoo, Advocate -versus- 1. State of Odisha 2. Pradyumna Kumar Mahananda …. Opposite Parties Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 9437 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010599292026
1. Rukuni Kalo
2. Nirmal Kalo
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Petitioners
Mr. A.K. Sahoo, Advocate
-versus-
1. State of Odisha
2. Pradyumna
Kumar
Mahananda
….
Opposite Parties
Mr. S.K. Lenka, ASC
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.19 of 2024 pending on the file of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Judge, Special Court, Deogarh, arising out of Barkote P.S. Case No.385 of for commission of offences punishable under Section 109/ 115(2)/ 126(2)/ 127(2)/ 296/ 351(2) of BNS read with Section 3(1)(r)/ 3(1)(s)/ 3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act.
3. Learned counsel for the Petitioners submits that he does not want to press the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.1. Memo filed to the said effect is taken on record.
4. Accordingly, the ABLAPL in respect of Petitioner No.1 stands disposed of as not pressed.
5. Thus, the ABLAPL is confined to Petitioner No.2.
6. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for pre-arrest bail.
7. 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 Petitioner No.2 shall surrender before the learned Court in seisin in the aforesaid case within three weeks from today. Seven days before the surrender of the Petitioner No.2 before the said Court, the Petitioner No.2 or his 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.
8. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioner, it is directed that the Petitioner No.2 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 Petitioner No.2 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 Petitioner No.2 shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and
III) The Petitioner No.2 shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order.
9. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits.
10. The ABLAPL accordingly stands disposed of.
(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