Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/9327/2026 of PRATIMA BARIK Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 17 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No. 9327 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010604582026 Pratima Barik …. Petitioner Mr. R.N. Rout, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA Mr. M. Padhi, Adv. (Informant) CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No. 9327 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010604582026
Pratima Barik
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Petitioner
Mr. R.N. Rout, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
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Opposite Party
Mr. C.R. Swain, AGA
Mr. M. Padhi, Adv. (Informant)
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
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ORDER
17.08.2026
01. 1. Learned counsel Mr. Padhi submits he has filed vakalatanama on 13.08.2026 on behalf of the informant.
2. Registry is requested to verify and reflect the name of learned counsel Mr. Padhi in the file, cause list as well as web portal of this Court.
3. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the Informant.
4. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with T.R. Case No.488 of 2026 pending on the file of learned Sessions Judge, Khurda, Bhubaneswar, arising out of Airport P.S. Case No.330 of 2026 for commission of offences punishable under
Section 296/351(2)/308(2)/319(2)/3(5) of BNS read with Section 3(1)(r)/3(1)(s)/3(2)(va) of SC & ST (POA) Act read with Section 67(A) of IT Act.
5. 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 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 before the said Court, the Petitioner 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.
6. Taking into consideration the nature of the offence as alleged against the Petitioner, it is directed that the Petitioner 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 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 shall not threaten, induce or coerce any witnesses of this case or the Victim; and
III) The Petitioner shall not involve himself in similar or any other offence during currency of this order.
7. Within two weeks of appearance of the Victim and/or Informant, the matter shall be considered and disposed of on its own merits.
8. 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: 18-Aug-2026 20:19:48 Signature Not Verified