Orissa High Court
ABLAPL/8771/2026 of SUNIL BAGH Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 17 August 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK ABLAPL No.8771 of 2026 CNR No. ODHC010550122026 Sunil Bagh …. Petitioner Mr. R.K. Suna, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha …. Opposite Party Mr. U.C. Jena, ASC CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH Order No. ORDER 17.08.2026 02. 1. Heard learned
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
ABLAPL No.8771 of 2026
CNR No. ODHC010550122026
Sunil Bagh
….
Petitioner
Mr. R.K. Suna, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha
…. Opposite Party
Mr. U.C. Jena, ASC
CORAM: JUSTICE V. NARASINGH
Order No.
Citations and Judicial Treatment
Cited by
0
Decisions in the index citing it
Cites
0
Decisions referred to
In this index
0
Of the decisions it cites
Overruled / Questioned
0
No negative treatment found
Loading the citing and cited decisions…
This judgment in the centre: on the left the decisions it cites, on the right the decisions citing it. Colour is the treatment; choose a decision to open it.
ORDER
17.08.2026
02. 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.
2. The Petitioner is seeking pre-arrest bail in connection with C.T. Case No.199 of 2023 pending on the file of learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal, arising out of Kantamal P.S. Case No.120 of for commission of offences punishable under Section 419/420/468 of IPC, read with Section 66(c)/ 66(D) of IT Act.
3. Learned counsel for the State opposes such prayer.
4. Taking into account the nature of allegations and the earlier order dated 01.08.2024, whereby liberty was granted to the Petitioner to surrender and seek bail, which has not been availed of for the the overwhelming circumstances as stated and though there is no embargo for filing successive bail application more so in case of anticipatory bail, this Court is not inclined to entertain the application for pre-arrest bail. However, it is directed that the Petitioner may surrender before the learned J.M.F.C., Kantamal 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., Kantamal 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., Kantamal, the Petitioner 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 endeavour to dispose of the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day on merit in accordance with law. `
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., Kantamal 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.
6. Accordingly, the ABLAPL stands disposed of. U.C.C. as per rules.
(V. NARASINGH)
Judge
Soumya Digitally Signed Signed by: SOUMYA RANJAN SAMAL Reason: Authentication Location: High Court of Orissa Date: 18-Aug-2026 20:17:42 Signature Not Verified